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Events on Tuesday 28 January 1958 1
1958LEGO brick patentedInterlocking stud-and-tube design filed in DenmarkDanish toymaker Ole Kirk Christiansen patented the modern LEGO brick's interlocking stud-and-tube coupling system. The design made bricks from different sets compatible and became the foundation of the LEGO Group's toy business.