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Ray-Ban is a brand of luxury sunglasses and eyeglasses created in 1936 by Bausch & Lomb. The brand is best known for its Wayfarer and Aviator lines of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.
1970s and 1980s. Classic 1980s Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses (picture shows model B&L5022, another one named B&L5024 is also available, which is 2 mm wider at the nose bridge but identical otherwise) After Wayfarers' heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, sales declined. [5]
Jerry Fielding (1922-1980) Shep Fields (1910–1981) (Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm) Brent Fischer (born 1964) Bob Florence (1932-2008) (the Limited Edition) G. Jan Garber (1897–1977) (Jan Garber Orchestra) Terry Gibbs (born 1924) Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993) Benny Goodman (1909–1986) (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, 1932–1952)
Ray-Ban Aviator variations. Besides the standard model there are several different Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses variations designed as functional, technical and recreational sunglasses . The Ray-Ban Shooter variant was introduced in 1938 and the Ray-Ban Outdoorsman variant in 1939.
Miami Vice, in particular Sonny Crockett played by Don Johnson, boosted Ray-Ban's popularity by wearing a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers (Model L2052, Mock Tortoise), which increased sales of Ray Bans to 720,000 units in 1984.
The 1980 United States Census begins. There are 226,545,805 United States residents on this day. New York City's Transport Works Union Local 100 goes on strike, which continues for 11 days. April 7 – The United States severs diplomatic relations with Iran and imposes economic sanctions, following the taking of American hostages on November 4 ...
The American Library Association, specifically the Office of Intellectual Freedom, has maintained a list of books, since 1990, that have been banned or censored in the United States. This is an incomplete list of books, both fiction and non-fiction, that have been challenged or censored in the United States.
Lead-based paint in the United States. Lead paint on a porch in 2018. Lead-based paint was widely used in the United States because of its durability. The United States banned the manufacture of lead-based house paint in 1978 due to health concerns. Lead has long been considered to be a harmful environmental pollutant.
In October, the band's US record company released a B-side compilation EP called Black Market Clash, which was later re-released in expanded form as a full-length album. In December 1980, The Clash released the 36-song triple album Sandinista!, which again reflected a broad range of musical
Powell Peralta is an American skateboard company founded by George Powell and Stacy Peralta in 1978. The company rose to prominence in the 1980s as skateboarding began maturing as a sport. The company featured the Bones Brigade, a team featuring the era's top competitors.