Why were sunglasses invented?
Benjamen Franklin's invention of bifocal lenses followed in 1780. By the 20th Century, sunglasses were used to protect the eyes from the sun. In 1929 Sam Foster began selling his protective sunglasses at Woolworth stores on the boardwalk at the beaches in Atlantic City and New Jersey.
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