This Day In History: May 20

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on May 20

This Day in History - May 20, 1873, was the day Levi patented the first pair of blue jeans. Jeans were unique at the time because of the metal rivets that reinforced the stressed areas. Workers found jeans to be very practical and last longer than normal cloth pants.

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