The first athletic shoe came along when Charles Goodyear patented the process of the vulcanization of rubber and soon after the Converse All-Star was born. From there on out a new market was created and I want to explore the changes that have came throughout the decades dealing with sneakers.
1917: Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star 
- First athletic shoe
1930: Adidas Racing Spike
- First running shoe
1953: Puma Atom
- First soccer cleat
1972: Nike Moon Shoe
- First Nike shoe
- First shoe with a waffle sole
1985: Air Jordan 1
- First basketball shoe that wasn’t all white
- Banned by the NBA at first
- Cost $65
2010: Nike Free running shoe
- First barefoot running advertised shoe
2012: Air Jordan 2012
- Latest Air Jordan basketball shoe
- Cost $180
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