Now I clearly see how this is the sort of sponsorship that makes sense. I have worn glasses since I was 4 years old and had cataract surgery 3 years ago at the age of 69. When both eyes were done and healed I stood on my lawn, took off the trifocals I still wear, and for the very first time in my life saw leaves on a tree unaided by corrective lenses. At the age of four my mother reported that I said, "I didn't know trees had leaves" when I looked across the park after leaving the eye doctors office. Great video and thank you for indulging me with my thoughts...
@danbreyfogle8486 I've worn glasses since I was 11 years old in 1980 the glasses I wear now are ' 50s cat-eye glasses cool huh?????..I got them from eBay they gold and silver I also have a pair of gray cat-eye glasses they my sunglasses I wear them when it's sunny outside......I hope you will reply to this
I think the pair you are wearing at 6:35 look the best of all the ones you wore. Great episode. I always enjoy the spectacle of You helping us to see history through the lens of your careful and focused study of "History that deserves to be remembered!".
Got mine at 18 when I finally couldn't read the projector in my lecture hall in college. Been wearing them for 20 years and the same frames for over 12 of those. Finally changing mine up this year. Being forced to wear prescription safety glasses has saved my eyes dozens of times as a welder.
Beat that easily. I started in the last year of Elementary School. I came in the next day and got kidded (I think) that they couldn't recognize me in them!
Usually the sponsored content on any youtube channel annoys me and I fast forward through them. However seeing you showcasing various types of your sponsor's products made me laugh. I have an eye exam coming up and I will check in with your sponsor. Well done sir...well done.
I typically am put off by sponsored content, but the two of you are just so genuine, so personable that I simply find yours endearing and real. Love your content!
Wow, this was such a delightful episode of the History Guy! It felt tongue-in cheek, informative, and well-made. And an appearance by the whole History Guy family! Excellent! Thank you!
I have never enjoyed an online promotion so much! The switching between takes was smooth and pertinent to the topic matter. One of my favorite channels.
Mr & Mrs History guy, your channel not only grows in interest ,subscriptions and sponsorship. But has evolved in your layouts and presentations. I hope this serves as validation when you embarked on this journey. Thank you!
Only The History Guy could make a video about presidential glasses so engrossing and entertaining. BTW, love that History Cat and History Gal were included.
In the movie "Rough Riders", there is a scene where Roosevelt is shot, and clutches his ear. But he merely takes off his glasses, which are damaged, takes off his hat, retrieves and dons a new pair, and simply tosses the old pair aside.
I'm not sure what was more entertaining; the history cat giving you a CAT scan or your parade of chapeaus in the 'how do you look at these' window?🐱 Good morning to mrs.thg as well.🌞
President Johnson had a pair of glasses made specifically his television appearances. They had an anti reflective treatment that would minimize reflections that would distract the audience. Anti reflective coatings were not commercially available for eyeglasses at the time. The coatings were available on telescopes, binoculars, cameras, and movie projectors. His glasses were made by Bausch & Lomb in Rochester NY. My father delivered them to the White House.
I've worn glasses since I was 9. I have severe astigmatism and nearsightedness. As I got older, I ended up needing progressive lenses which are EXPENSIVE!! As I got still older, I developed cataracts and the doctor said I was a good candidate for Lasik surgery, so I got the cataracts removed and had Lasik. I was amazed - I could actually see things in focus in the distance for the first time in about 60 years. Now, I have reading glasses scattered all over the place but I can buy dozens and dozens of them and still not pay as much as my progressive lenses. Best thing I ever did.
@TheKyPerson I hope you will reply to this I been wearing glasses since I was 11 years old my glasses now are ' 50s cat-eye glasses cool huh?????????!!!!!!!!...I got them from eBay they gold and silver
As someone who has worked in ophthalmology for the past 14 years I really appreciate this intimate look at presidential glasses. At the age of 38 I have taken to reading glasses due to my hyperopia (far-sightedness). I'm early to the party so to speak. The video does remind me of how much people in their golden years are willing to spend for refractive surgery to get rid of their dependency on glasses.
That was such a neat, informative, and entertaining episode. I absolutely love your videos, especially when your precious wife and/or cat pops in for a visit. Today was a special daily double on that score! Lol. Well done, as always! Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you and your family, my friend!
I became nearsighted at 8 and wore glasses until my mid 30s. I finally got lasix and had no idea I would need them again within just a few years, for farsightedness. The newer thing is bifocals. My mom was very against them that to her dying day last year, she insisted she didn't need glasses. She would wear both near and far glasses around her neck and raised them accordingly. She insisted that she just couldn't wear bifocals for various reasons. I'm in my mid 40s. This year I finally broke down (10 years after finally ditching my glasses because of lasix, more people need to be made aware that this isn't permanent) and got bifocals. I was surprised that my mom (only 18 yrs older) was full of it. I had zero problem adjusting in the optician shop.
Have you ever considered doing a “behind the scenes video” on how you put these videos together? I’d love to see how you come up with these ideas and research them, and so frequently!
I like the hair, Mrs. History Gal! I began life so severely myopic (20/400) that I thought I would be spared the inevitable presbyopia. My close vision lasted into my 60s, even after refractive surgery that allowed me to go glasses free. But that ended with cataract surgery and a brand new internal lens.
I didn't know Teddy R, Reagan, and Truman were as nearsighted as I am. 3 of my favorites! And it's so true that we "blind as a bat" people get a huge shock as kids the first time our vision is corrected with glasses. I'm 57 and wear contacts, feel like I've got eagle eyes with them and people assume I've got great eyesight LOL. But when I go for eye checkups and have to look at the charts without them, boy I'm greatly humbled all over again!!
Great episode, thanks. Growing up I never needed glasses but I married this great woman who did, and I would torment her by going to kiss her then licking one or both of her lenses, needless to say she did not appreciate that! Then after years in the army reading under a red lense flashlight my eyes went bad and I ended up nearsighted. So going home in my brand new army issue BC glasses my wife saw them and said how good they looked on me and reached to give me a kiss...and even with new glasses I never saw it coming!!
I watch you tube and read articles on my smartphone without wearing my eyeglasses. I've had myopia and astigmatism since age of 8 in 1960. My close range vision is marvelous, I guess things have come full circle...
Who would have thought: TO BE SEEN OR SEE, presidents wearing eyeglasses, could be such an interesting story. Only one: THE HISTORY GUY could pull.off such an amazing feat. Thanks.
This episode crosses a line between historical stories and commercial for glasses. Possibly it was simply the way it turned out. Old days were that you went to the store and the doctor figured out what your prescription was and they sold you frames and it all cost real money. I did use Glasses USA to get my last pair. They are ubiquitous. I was definitely not the only one that liked that style of frame I got.
Saddest day of my life was walking out of the Air Force optical dispensary with a new pair of glasses perched on my 10 year old nose. My crystal clear vision blurred by my tears of dismay when I realized I could never be a fighter jock now.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel , after graduating from Maine Maritime Academy, my brother couldn't get into the Coast Guard because he needed to wear glasses ---- but he eventually ended up piloting tankers for a major oil company. Luckily for him, not the Valdez...
Interesting thing cavalry soldiers will tell you in the US Army: Roosevelt would position himself to the extreme right of his formations that were attacking. When he'd eventually lose his glasses (or he'd take them off before the charge some say) he'd continue to charge ahead, albeit in a right-to-left manner. Thus, he'd end up somewhere in front of the formation more or less in the middle when he and his men encountered the enemy.
So when I had glaucoma operations on both eyes in 6 months I went a route that would have been science fiction in the time of Truman and Ike - to avoid wearing glasses ever again I had both lenses removed and the artificials were set as one eye set for normal reading distance and the other for long distance. For three months before the operations I wore a contact in one eye to simulate the difference, rewiring the software in my brain. It was quite entertaining and worked like a charm. My first day riding my 1100 out in the country without glasses was glorious as was walking in the rain without having to constantly wipe lenses. I've worn glasses since I was 9. A person looking at my face at the correct light angle can see a perfect circle in the centre of each eye which freaks them out a little if they don't know. ;- ) I'm 74 with the vision of a teenager. A word of advice to anyone who wants to the same, make the *_long vision_* one out of your *_dominant_* eye. Easier to shoot pool and shoot a rifle, etc.
That is simply amazing! Not near the level of 'brain' software that you've experienced, but for all my adult life, I would get double vision late in the evening while trying to read. It was a malfunctioning / tired eye muscle giving up too early. So in my 30s I got prism prescription. Been 20 years plus, so I'm used to it now, but BOY did my brain have to rewrite some vision software! Now taking them off/putting them on is nothing. But at first - double vision hell!
My 8th grade Spanish teacher sent a note home to my parents saying I could not see the writing on the chalkboard unless I was sitting on the front row. I have been wearing glasses for my astigmatism these 42 years hence.
I think the Ottoto Piero Bjue were the hands down winners. I like the way you incorporated the different glasses into the video, and really loved the showing of the different views from the website views. I equate choosing new glasses frames with buying a car, just a wee bit cheaper - even with insurance. Love seeing both your wife and cat participating as well! But then, I usually wear my glasses when watching! LOL. Happy Holidays!
My kids laughed when I tried to read my mobile phone. Apparently my arms weren't long enough ... like a frog in hot water ... I was pretty much blind to text/screens ... now I have glasses and my shoulders are relaxed. Happy holidays THG and family.
I've been wearing glasses since I was in 2nd grade. I was diagnosed at 20/200. Eventually myopia robbed me of vision until I was measured at 20/400. Fortunately, my parents didn't live far from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, where they had a pioneering program run by Dr. West. While in the third grade I was fitted with cutting edge technology: hard contact lenses. These arrested the myopia. My glasses were only used for backup purposes from then on. While in the Navy during my 20s I contracted an infection in my right eye. It ate away most of my cornea which then changed my vision from near sighted to far sighted. This was before regulations would allow surgery to correct my problem, or the issuance of both glasses and contacts to one service member. Therefore, I finished my enlistment wearing only glasses and using only one eye: my right. My brain adapted to this visual problem leaving me, essentially, monocular. When I reached my early 40s and needed a new prescription the ophthalmologist suggested I start wearing a contact in the left eye and glasses over both eyes to finish correction of my vision so I could again use both eyes at the same time. It took me nearly a year to adapt to being able to see in stereo again. I've been wearing a soft contact in my left eye and glasses overall since, and am doing so today.
Another swell episode! Shades of Wellington and the Napoleonic campaign. I believe the story of Niels Nielsen and his maintenance of Old Man of the Mountain in New Hampshire would make for interesting reading for you. He was a friend of the family and I was too young to really appreciate the man and what he did then, but now I would love to see him honored.
Thank you for not only informative , interesting but entertaining article about Presidents with glasses ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Please have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Stylish new eyewear wardrobe you've acquired! Those at 6:35 and 8:10 are nice, but the ones at 13:30 are my favorites. Happy Christmas to you and Mrs. History Guy and History Cat!
This is awesome!! By far my favorite episode so far, simply because of the change of glasses in each scene (& because Mrs. History Guy made an appearance). 😍
Aaawwww. Your kitty sits in the same place as mine. Surely have appreciated and enjoyed your channel. History is fascinating and you present these small snippets with panache and style. I shall take this opportunity to wish you and Mrs THG a blessed and relaxing Christmas/New Years season. And that this coming year continues to provide the energy and enthusiasm you bring to the joy of learning.
Love your new glasses! I just got my new spectacles in the mail today. Your podcast is a wonderful plus to day! Thank you for being a man that deserves to be remembered.
THG, I absolutely loved the parade of hats and helmets with different pairs of glasses and most especially your ending where all I could envision was the invisible man. In a side note, many years ago, my optician wasn't sure they could help me when I asked for a pair of Pince Nez I owned to be fitted with glass lenses in my prescription. You will be. Happy to know that American opticians still can.
I loved the episode. I have an idea for a future episode. The bringing of water to Los Angeles, it’s a much bigger story and more fascinating one than the movie chinatown will lead you to believe. Also, the collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second largest loss of life in California, all just north of LA. Thank you!
History guy, I think I like you! You are such a pleasant person, and a captivating storyteller. I wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous and healthy New Year to you and your family.
Hey that was Great! Thanks History Guy. I have a large collection of hundred year old plus glasses. Mostly safety glasses but you know you got outside the box. So thank you again for adding to my wealth of knowledge. .x.
With same "four eyed" leading a charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba while under fire, and later survive an assassination attempt and after getting shot (protected by a steel eyeglasses case and your folded-up speech) proceeds to give same speech. Yes, that's TR.... Ultimate Bad Ass!!!
I used to go to an ophthalmologist with a great sense of humor. On my first visit he told me he was going to check my vision with an eye chart, and I should just start from the top and read the characters aloud. He then crossed the room and pulled down a chart covered in Chinese characters! I had to admit I couldn't read any of it. LOL! Also, I like Mrs. History Guy's hair! And Merry Christmas to you both.
I like the Ottoto Piero Blue frame ... The glow in the dark frame is a little too out there for my taste ... LOL Great video THG ...Merry Christmas to you and yours.
TR never knew he would receive the Medal of Honor 103 yrs. after the cited deed. Deguerre was enriched by the syllable you added to his name and Stevenson with a long "i".
No regrets subscribing, have gained a wealth of knowledge and appreciation for many areas of interest. Ok THG, asking again! Please help share the history of Fruehauf!
As an optometrist I greatly enjoyed this video. I think it was in Reagan's biography by his COS Donald Regan that it is revealed that Reagan wore a single, rigid contact lens in one eye. This lens corrected his distance vision, while his uncorrected nearsighted eye would see his speech notes. This technique is referred to as "monovision" and is still commonly employed by optometrists as the industry still can not make a "slam dunk" bifocal contact lens. Regan stated that his boss indeed viewed spectacles as a sign of weakness. I know you are an aviation history buff and monovision left a mark in aviation history with the crash landing of Delta flight 554 on 10/19/1996, when the FAA attributed the pilot error to his wearing of monovision contact lenses. The FAA has since banned the use of this type of correction in commercial piloting.
The History CAT! The History GAL! Wow, what a killer episode! I didn't even care about the "product Placement" (definitely an eyewear fashion show). Happy holidays tp the entire THG family.
When that happened he was extremely exhausted from a very long day in the saddle & only wanted to have a hot meal and get to bed. It may be that his annoyance at being so confronted by a drunken bully put a bit of extra exertion in his punches. BTW, two pistols in the attacker's hands went off, either of which could've killed T.R. His stated philosophy was to avoid violence against an aggressor whenever possible, but if not, "...put him to sleep !"
@@njpaddler Interesting info about the guns going off. TR probably figured that he was protected because he had his case for his glasses in his pocket. :)
It is unclear if the man was attempting to shoot Roosevelt, but if he was, the punches seemed to throw off his aim. By all accounts Roosevelt was reserved, and only used violence when forced. The townsfolk threw the man on a train the next day- literally run out of town ion a rail.
I really liked Mrs. History Guy's glasses. The pair I liked best on you were the thinned framed round (@ 11:20 frame). The funnest (I know, bad grammar) was The Invisible Man glasses. LOL! Oh, the video was fun and fascinating. Happy New Year to you all.
I guess I’m typical in having to start using reading glasses for certain things around age 45. My point of awareness came after landing in Phoenix at night and not being able to read the directions to my hotel. Thankfully there was an all night drug store where I purchased my first set of 1.75 reading glasses. Twenty-one years later I wear 3.0 reading glasses. While a simple thing, I can’t image living without them
Loved the "ewuu" I'm buying glasses from this site today! I just got my new script. If The History Guy uses these glass. That is a good enough endorsement for me. Thank you History Dude!
Now I clearly see how this is the sort of sponsorship that makes sense. I have worn glasses since I was 4 years old and had cataract surgery 3 years ago at the age of 69. When both eyes were done and healed I stood on my lawn, took off the trifocals I still wear, and for the very first time in my life saw leaves on a tree unaided by corrective lenses. At the age of four my mother reported that I said, "I didn't know trees had leaves" when I looked across the park after leaving the eye doctors office. Great video and thank you for indulging me with my thoughts...
what a lovely story
@danbreyfogle8486 I've worn glasses since I was 11 years old in 1980 the glasses I wear now are ' 50s cat-eye glasses cool huh?????..I got them from eBay they gold and silver I also have a pair of gray cat-eye glasses they my sunglasses I wear them when it's sunny outside......I hope you will reply to this
Minute 1:37 - "WhooOOOOOOoooo!" - a sound I never thought I'd hear Lance say. I'm in stiches!! XD
That caught me by surprise. I laughed out loud and had to replay it.
I think the pair you are wearing at 6:35 look the best of all the ones you wore. Great episode. I always enjoy the spectacle of You helping us to see history through the lens of your careful and focused study of "History that deserves to be remembered!".
Got mine at 18 when I finally couldn't read the projector in my lecture hall in college. Been wearing them for 20 years and the same frames for over 12 of those. Finally changing mine up this year. Being forced to wear prescription safety glasses has saved my eyes dozens of times as a welder.
Beat that easily. I started in the last year of Elementary School. I came in the next day and got kidded (I think) that they couldn't recognize me in them!
Usually the sponsored content on any youtube channel annoys me and I fast forward through them. However seeing you showcasing various types of your sponsor's products made me laugh. I have an eye exam coming up and I will check in with your sponsor. Well done sir...well done.
I typically am put off by sponsored content, but the two of you are just so genuine, so personable that I simply find yours endearing and real. Love your content!
At least he segued into it naturally
Wow, this was such a delightful episode of the History Guy!
It felt tongue-in cheek, informative, and well-made. And an appearance by the whole History Guy family!
Excellent! Thank you!
I have never enjoyed an online promotion so much! The switching between takes was smooth and pertinent to the topic matter. One of my favorite channels.
A very appropriate subject for many of us.
Mr & Mrs History guy, your channel not only grows in interest ,subscriptions and sponsorship. But has evolved in your layouts and presentations. I hope this serves as validation when you embarked on this journey. Thank you!
Only The History Guy could make a video about presidential glasses so engrossing and entertaining. BTW, love that History Cat and History Gal were included.
Bringing humanity to history I love these stories
I enjoyed your own constant switching out of the glasses you were wearing in the video. Appropriate to the subject matter.
In the movie "Rough Riders", there is a scene where Roosevelt is shot, and clutches his ear. But he merely takes off his glasses, which are damaged, takes off his hat, retrieves and dons a new pair, and simply tosses the old pair aside.
I'm not sure what was more entertaining; the history cat giving you a CAT scan or your parade of chapeaus in the 'how do you look at these' window?🐱
Good morning to mrs.thg as well.🌞
History Cat had that "quit doing this so I can crawl in your lap and go to sleep" look in his/her eye.
"CAT scan" lol. Nice.
I can't give this comment enough thumbs up!
Ha Ha, love the ending. Also great to see THC and Heidi. Heidi should get some purple frames.
President Johnson had a pair of glasses made specifically his television appearances. They had an anti reflective treatment that would minimize reflections that would distract the audience. Anti reflective coatings were not commercially available for eyeglasses at the time. The coatings were available on telescopes, binoculars, cameras, and movie projectors. His glasses were made by Bausch & Lomb in Rochester NY. My father delivered them to the White House.
That is so cool! Thanks!
Wow! What a point of pride for your family and a legacy to be passed on for generations!
I've worn glasses since I was 9. I have severe astigmatism and nearsightedness. As I got older, I ended up needing progressive lenses which are EXPENSIVE!! As I got still older, I developed cataracts and the doctor said I was a good candidate for Lasik surgery, so I got the cataracts removed and had Lasik. I was amazed - I could actually see things in focus in the distance for the first time in about 60 years. Now, I have reading glasses scattered all over the place but I can buy dozens and dozens of them and still not pay as much as my progressive lenses. Best thing I ever did.
@TheKyPerson I hope you will reply to this I been wearing glasses since I was 11 years old my glasses now are ' 50s cat-eye glasses cool huh?????????!!!!!!!!...I got them from eBay they gold and silver
The specs you wear after 18:10 suit you much better than your usual pair...
Your ending was perfecto! Loved seeing the headless glasses talking to me!
As someone who has worked in ophthalmology for the past 14 years I really appreciate this intimate look at presidential glasses. At the age of 38 I have taken to reading glasses due to my hyperopia (far-sightedness). I'm early to the party so to speak. The video does remind me of how much people in their golden years are willing to spend for refractive surgery to get rid of their dependency on glasses.
That was such a neat, informative, and entertaining episode. I absolutely love your videos, especially when your precious wife and/or cat pops in for a visit. Today was a special daily double on that score! Lol. Well done, as always! Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you and your family, my friend!
I became nearsighted at 8 and wore glasses until my mid 30s. I finally got lasix and had no idea I would need them again within just a few years, for farsightedness. The newer thing is bifocals. My mom was very against them that to her dying day last year, she insisted she didn't need glasses. She would wear both near and far glasses around her neck and raised them accordingly. She insisted that she just couldn't wear bifocals for various reasons.
I'm in my mid 40s. This year I finally broke down (10 years after finally ditching my glasses because of lasix, more people need to be made aware that this isn't permanent) and got bifocals. I was surprised that my mom (only 18 yrs older) was full of it. I had zero problem adjusting in the optician shop.
I have trifocals never had trouble adjusting to them either !
Have you ever considered doing a “behind the scenes video” on how you put these videos together? I’d love to see how you come up with these ideas and research them, and so frequently!
we have produced a few bits of insight here and there. We might do more, or include that more in our podcast series that is in production.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel oh, I didn’t realize you were developing a podcast. I look forward to it.
I like the hair, Mrs. History Gal!
I began life so severely myopic (20/400) that I thought I would be spared the inevitable presbyopia. My close vision lasted into my 60s, even after refractive surgery that allowed me to go glasses free. But that ended with cataract surgery and a brand new internal lens.
I didn't know Teddy R, Reagan, and Truman were as nearsighted as I am. 3 of my favorites! And it's so true that we "blind as a bat" people get a huge shock as kids the first time our vision is corrected with glasses. I'm 57 and wear contacts, feel like I've got eagle eyes with them and people assume I've got great eyesight LOL. But when I go for eye checkups and have to look at the charts without them, boy I'm greatly humbled all over again!!
13:05 I memorized the eye chart back in the 90's. Pezolcftd of all things to remember!
I learned it back in the 60's but ended up with glasses in the 70's because they changed the chart on me ! 😆
that's pronounced "Pezocleftid" right?
@@steveclark4291 There's 3 different characters with letters. I knew all 3.
@@imapaine-diaz4451 Yes and you even Capitalized the P.
As a person who is admittedly obsessed with John Adams, that fact about Adams' glasses was a treat!
I was waiting for Ben Franklin's glasses. He rocked bifocals.
Have you visited his remarkable home in Quincy, Mass.?
Great episode, thanks. Growing up I never needed glasses but I married this great woman who did, and I would torment her by going to kiss her then licking one or both of her lenses, needless to say she did not appreciate that! Then after years in the army reading under a red lense flashlight my eyes went bad and I ended up nearsighted. So going home in my brand new army issue BC glasses my wife saw them and said how good they looked on me and reached to give me a kiss...and even with new glasses I never saw it coming!!
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Sucker!!!!!!!! Smack!!!!! Lol love is funny sometimes.
♥️ First TH-cam commercial I actually enjoyed! Looks like you two had fun with it! 👍🏼😎
Especially when the cat chose to join me for it.
I watch you tube and read articles on my smartphone without wearing my eyeglasses. I've had myopia and astigmatism since age of 8 in 1960. My close range vision is marvelous, I guess things have come full circle...
Who would have thought: TO BE SEEN OR SEE, presidents wearing eyeglasses, could be such an interesting story.
Only one: THE HISTORY GUY could pull.off such an amazing feat.
Thanks.
I was going to fast forward past the commercial, but the cat kept me here. Love THG (and his cat).
Good video, and somehow you ‘commercial’ was quite easy and entertaining to watch. Thank You!
Leave it to the most badass president of all time to make glasses seem acceptable.
Bully!!.
This episode crosses a line between historical stories and commercial for glasses. Possibly it was simply the way it turned out. Old days were that you went to the store and the doctor figured out what your prescription was and they sold you frames and it all cost real money. I did use Glasses USA to get my last pair. They are ubiquitous. I was definitely not the only one that liked that style of frame I got.
I liked your old, black frame glasses.
I love your kitten! I have a tortoise, too! Rescued her 2.5 months ago! Mine’s 3-4 yrs. not sure, she was a stray someone picked up. Merry Christmas!
He is actually a tabby- Pookie.
Saddest day of my life was walking out of the Air Force optical dispensary with a new pair of glasses perched on my 10 year old nose. My crystal clear vision blurred by my tears of dismay when I realized I could never be a fighter jock now.
Same here. Wanted to fly fighter planes until the day the optometrist said "he'll never be a pilot."
Same here at age 21, but I wanted to fly helicopters.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel , after graduating from Maine Maritime Academy, my brother couldn't get into the Coast Guard because he needed to wear glasses ---- but he eventually ended up piloting tankers for a major oil company. Luckily for him, not the Valdez...
OMG love the kitty cat cameo too!!! What's her name? Love History Dudes content.
That was my best buddy Pookie. Sadly he is no longer with us.
Great ...loved the History Cat making an appearance..and giving us all the cold shoulder.
It is, to be sure, what cats do best.
Good morning Mr and Mrs History Guy and History Cat. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
History Cat
Interesting thing cavalry soldiers will tell you in the US Army:
Roosevelt would position himself to the extreme right of his formations that were attacking.
When he'd eventually lose his glasses (or he'd take them off before the charge some say) he'd continue to charge ahead, albeit in a right-to-left manner.
Thus, he'd end up somewhere in front of the formation more or less in the middle when he and his men encountered the enemy.
So when I had glaucoma operations on both eyes in 6 months I went a route that would have been science fiction in the time of Truman and Ike - to avoid wearing glasses ever again I had both lenses removed and the artificials were set as one eye set for normal reading distance and the other for long distance. For three months before the operations I wore a contact in one eye to simulate the difference, rewiring the software in my brain. It was quite entertaining and worked like a charm. My first day riding my 1100 out in the country without glasses was glorious as was walking in the rain without having to constantly wipe lenses. I've worn glasses since I was 9. A person looking at my face at the correct light angle can see a perfect circle in the centre of each eye which freaks them out a little if they don't know. ;- ) I'm 74 with the vision of a teenager.
A word of advice to anyone who wants to the same, make the *_long vision_* one out of your *_dominant_* eye. Easier to shoot pool and shoot a rifle, etc.
That is simply amazing! Not near the level of 'brain' software that you've experienced, but for all my adult life, I would get double vision late in the evening while trying to read. It was a malfunctioning / tired eye muscle giving up too early. So in my 30s I got prism prescription. Been 20 years plus, so I'm used to it now, but BOY did my brain have to rewrite some vision software! Now taking them off/putting them on is nothing. But at first - double vision hell!
I watch this wearing reading glasses, feeling presidental.
Very interesting video but, I wanted to say to the History Guy, you make me laugh. You always start my day out with a smile. THANK YOU!!
My 8th grade Spanish teacher sent a note home to my parents saying I could not see the writing on the chalkboard unless I was sitting on the front row. I have been wearing glasses for my astigmatism these 42 years hence.
I think the Ottoto Piero Bjue were the hands down winners. I like the way you incorporated the different glasses into the video, and really loved the showing of the different views from the website views. I equate choosing new glasses frames with buying a car, just a wee bit cheaper - even with insurance. Love seeing both your wife and cat participating as well! But then, I usually wear my glasses when watching! LOL. Happy Holidays!
My kids laughed when I tried to read my mobile phone. Apparently my arms weren't long enough ... like a frog in hot water ... I was pretty much blind to text/screens ... now I have glasses and my shoulders are relaxed. Happy holidays THG and family.
I've been wearing glasses since I was in 2nd grade. I was diagnosed at 20/200. Eventually myopia robbed me of vision until I was measured at 20/400.
Fortunately, my parents didn't live far from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, where they had a pioneering program run by Dr. West.
While in the third grade I was fitted with cutting edge technology: hard contact lenses. These arrested the myopia. My glasses were only used for backup purposes from then on.
While in the Navy during my 20s I contracted an infection in my right eye. It ate away most of my cornea which then changed my vision from near sighted to far sighted.
This was before regulations would allow surgery to correct my problem, or the issuance of both glasses and contacts to one service member.
Therefore, I finished my enlistment wearing only glasses and using only one eye: my right. My brain adapted to this visual problem leaving me, essentially, monocular.
When I reached my early 40s and needed a new prescription the ophthalmologist suggested I start wearing a contact in the left eye and glasses over both eyes to finish correction of my vision so I could again use both eyes at the same time.
It took me nearly a year to adapt to being able to see in stereo again.
I've been wearing a soft contact in my left eye and glasses overall since, and am doing so today.
Happy Holidays to you and your family
It was easy to see that it was still you in the dark, by your distinctive head movements. Fascinating story thank you.
Another swell episode! Shades of Wellington and the Napoleonic campaign.
I believe the story of Niels Nielsen and his maintenance of Old Man of the Mountain in New Hampshire would make for interesting reading for you. He was a friend of the family and I was too young to really appreciate the man and what he did then, but now I would love to see him honored.
That was the best and most enjoyable integration of sponsor and content I've ever seen on YT. Happy Holidays!
What a sharp and very well presented video. I’ve never needed glasses but still found this to be interesting.
In case no one else noticed, Mr. Geiger is wearing a different pair every time he cuts back to himself.
XD
Thank you for not only informative , interesting but entertaining article about Presidents with glasses ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Please have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Stylish new eyewear wardrobe you've acquired! Those at 6:35 and 8:10 are nice, but the ones at 13:30 are my favorites. Happy Christmas to you and Mrs. History Guy and History Cat!
This is awesome!! By far my favorite episode so far, simply because of the change of glasses in each scene (& because Mrs. History Guy made an appearance). 😍
Aaawwww. Your kitty sits in the same place as mine.
Surely have appreciated and enjoyed your channel. History is fascinating and you present these small snippets with panache and style.
I shall take this opportunity to wish you and Mrs THG a blessed and relaxing Christmas/New Years season.
And that this coming year continues to provide the energy and enthusiasm you bring to the joy of learning.
Love your new glasses! I just got my new spectacles in the mail today. Your podcast is a wonderful plus to day! Thank you for being a man that deserves to be remembered.
THG, I absolutely loved the parade of hats and helmets with different pairs of glasses and most especially your ending where all I could envision was the invisible man.
In a side note, many years ago, my optician wasn't sure they could help me when I asked for a pair of Pince Nez I owned to be fitted with glass lenses in my prescription. You will be. Happy to know that American opticians still can.
Thank you for another great presentation, Merry Christmas
What I learned today. Ronald Reagan did in fact serve in the Army! Alot of people comment that he never did. I knew he made training movies.
He did, as a captain in the USAAF, but on limited duty- mostly making training films.
You should do some stand up comedy as well, the straight delivery and superb timing seem excellent for that craft as well.
Loved the cameos by Mrs. THG and THK(The History Kitty) looks like my Pippy!
His name is Pookie.
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel he's adorable! He needs to feature in a history of cats episode!
Ths issue with including the cats is that is requires the cooperation of cats. They are included pretty much whenever they show up for work...
@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I know this all too well
I loved the episode. I have an idea for a future episode. The bringing of water to Los Angeles, it’s a much bigger story and more fascinating one than the movie chinatown will lead you to believe. Also, the collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second largest loss of life in California, all just north of LA. Thank you!
Always room for more knowledge. Thanks for sharing again.
Wishing you all Happy and Safe Christmas and a better 2021.
thankyou for these truly amazing stories sir. but it’s more the enthusiasm that you possess for your interest is contagious
History guy, I think I like you! You are such a pleasant person, and a captivating storyteller. I wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous and healthy New Year to you and your family.
Hey that was Great!
Thanks History Guy.
I have a large collection of hundred year old plus glasses.
Mostly safety glasses but you know you got outside the box.
So thank you again for adding to my wealth of knowledge. .x.
Bit of trivia-presbyopia (which at 55 I have, like most people) comes from the Greek word meaning "old eyes"
If you ever feel stupid, just remember that at least you’re not the guy who called Theodore Roosevelt “four eyes” then pulled a gun on him.
And then get knocked down by "four eyes" in just three punches! Bully!
*Calmly proceeds speech
With same "four eyed" leading a charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba while under fire, and later survive an assassination attempt and after getting shot (protected by a steel eyeglasses case and your folded-up speech) proceeds to give same speech.
Yes, that's TR.... Ultimate Bad Ass!!!
Thank you for correcting the audio problem.
We are using the same recording setup, and I have not been able to replicate a problem. I am glad if it has resolved, but it was nothing that I did.
Love your levity with this subject.💜 All but 1 of those glasses looked good in you.🙂
I used to go to an ophthalmologist with a great sense of humor. On my first visit he told me he was going to check my vision with an eye chart, and I should just start from the top and read the characters aloud. He then crossed the room and pulled down a chart covered in Chinese characters! I had to admit I couldn't read any of it. LOL!
Also, I like Mrs. History Guy's hair! And Merry Christmas to you both.
I like the Ottoto Piero Blue frame ...
The glow in the dark frame is a little too out there for my taste ... LOL
Great video THG ...Merry Christmas to you and yours.
TR never knew he would receive the Medal of Honor 103 yrs. after the cited deed.
Deguerre was enriched by the syllable you added to his name and Stevenson with a long "i".
Very enjoyable, thank you. I couldn't help notice, along with the natty glasses, the way you tied your bowtie is a little daring too.
That shape is called "diamond. " My bow ties all come gratis from the Tie Bar.
The history guy one of the greatest finds I've discovered to date on the TH-cam channel. wonderful presentations.
Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays to you and the Mrs.!
Stay safe! ✌
No regrets subscribing, have gained a wealth of knowledge and appreciation for many areas of interest. Ok THG, asking again! Please help share the history of Fruehauf!
Always entertaining history. Best History prof I've come across.
As an optometrist I greatly enjoyed this video. I think it was in Reagan's biography by his COS Donald Regan that it is revealed that Reagan wore a single, rigid contact lens in one eye. This lens corrected his distance vision, while his uncorrected nearsighted eye would see his speech notes. This technique is referred to as "monovision" and is still commonly employed by optometrists as the industry still can not make a "slam dunk" bifocal contact lens. Regan stated that his boss indeed viewed spectacles as a sign of weakness. I know you are an aviation history buff and monovision left a mark in aviation history with the crash landing of Delta flight 554 on 10/19/1996, when the FAA attributed the pilot error to his wearing of monovision contact lenses. The FAA has since banned the use of this type of correction in commercial piloting.
Love the parade of glasses, a nice touch.
The History CAT!
The History GAL!
Wow, what a killer episode! I didn't even care about the "product Placement" (definitely an eyewear fashion show).
Happy holidays tp the entire THG family.
Awww it was so nice to see you and Mrs History together your both amazing thank you
The glasses change and "oooh" made me laugh on my own, in a room on my own. 👍👌
I am pleased that you kept your focus during this episode!
Teddy Roosevelt when confronted by a bully: "Nah, I don't need a gun. I've got a Donk."
When that happened he was extremely exhausted from a very long day in the saddle & only wanted to have a hot meal and get to bed. It may be that his annoyance at being so confronted by a drunken bully put a bit of extra exertion in his punches. BTW, two pistols in the attacker's hands went off, either of which could've killed T.R. His stated philosophy was to avoid violence against an aggressor whenever possible, but if not, "...put him to sleep !"
@@njpaddler Interesting info about the guns going off. TR probably figured that he was protected because he had his case for his glasses in his pocket. :)
It is unclear if the man was attempting to shoot Roosevelt, but if he was, the punches seemed to throw off his aim. By all accounts Roosevelt was reserved, and only used violence when forced. The townsfolk threw the man on a train the next day- literally run out of town ion a rail.
I really liked Mrs. History Guy's glasses. The pair I liked best on you were the thinned framed round (@ 11:20 frame). The funnest (I know, bad grammar) was The Invisible Man glasses. LOL! Oh, the video was fun and fascinating. Happy New Year to you all.
Formality with a tasteful sense of humor. That's why I love this channel.
I love the changing glasses throughout the video!
I guess I’m typical in having to start using reading glasses for certain things around age 45. My point of awareness came after landing in Phoenix at night and not being able to read the directions to my hotel. Thankfully there was an all night drug store where I purchased my first set of 1.75 reading glasses. Twenty-one years later I wear 3.0 reading glasses. While a simple thing, I can’t image living without them
The History Cat makes a 'commercial' appearance, love it!!! Great episode, as always!
Very interesting topic and another job well done thank you history guy
That’s a great angle on history!!!! Thanks.
I can’t believe it. Someone actually made learning about glasses interesting. Good job!
The thin black reams...Glasses looked the best of all on you + make you more like the part of THG Thanks...
Loved the "ewuu" I'm buying glasses from this site today! I just got my new script. If The History Guy uses these glass. That is a good enough endorsement for me. Thank you History Dude!