Lego’s been making building sets since the 1950s, but it wasn’t until 1978 that the company came up with the perfect plastic people to play in them. The Lego Minifigure was born in 1978 with a ...

The beloved Lego Minifigure celebrates its 40th birthday this year and is more prevalent than ever. Iconic Lego Minifigure heads are produced at the Lego Group’s factory in Hungary.

Today marks the 40th birthday of the Lego minifigure. The little plastic people from Billund, Denmark first walked off the assembly line and onto the carpet under our bare feet in August of 1978.

University of Canterbury’s researcher Christopher Bartneck has made an obvious discovery: Lego Minifigs are not as happy today as they were 25 years ago, when all their iconic, cleanly designed ...

Watch a short animated film by the Lego Group all about the history of the plastic brick building company, released to celebrate their 80th birthday this past week.

Edgy Mama: Happy 50th, LEGO bricks. Posted on June 16, 2008 June 16, 2008 by Anne Fitten Glenn. Happy 50th birthday, LEGO bricks, you rocking toy obsession of kids and geeks worldwide.