Sunglasses

1430 Vision

Jan 1, 1430

-correcting darkened eyeglasses were introduced into China from Italy

1700 James Auscough

May 5, 1700

James Ayscough believed blue-green-tinted glass could correct specific vision impairments.

1929 Sam Foster

Feb 10, 1929

Sam Foster found a ready market for sunglasses on the beaches of Atlantic City, New Jersey

1936 Ray Bans

Mar 13, 1936

1936 Sunglasses become polarized, Ray Ban began using Edwin H. Land Polaroid filter.

1960 A clever advertising campaign by Foster Grant

Apr 24, 1960

1960 A clever advertising campaign by Foster Grant makes sunglasses chic and popular.

2004 Oakley

Sep 19, 2004

2004 Oakley, eyeware company, developed Thump, sunglasses with built-in digital audio player.
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