Something Positive: Good News in History, January 28 | A Positive Story
Something Positive: Good News in History, January 28 | A Positive Story Why this story matters: This story offers a refreshing look at how practical solutions and human effort can create real, positive change. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to this day in history, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. And, 68 years ago today, the son of a Danish carpenter and successful toymaker named Godtfred Christiansen, walked into a patent office and filed for a design of interlocking plastic bricks that would go on to become the world’s most successful toy company. Meaning “play well,” LEGO, as we know it today, was born when Godtfred began to realize the capability which plastic had for replacing wood in children’s toys. It took five years to find the right material for the brick which that patent still produces today. It’s made of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) polymer, and 600 billion have been made to date. (1958) Brand staples like LEGO-themed sets and minifigures wouldn’t arrive until at least a d…