claim: The Times has been printed since the American Revolution.
evidence: The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London , UK .. Livery Companies. Livery Company. City of London. City of London. The Company was founded by a Royal Charter of Charles I in 1629 AD ; it was granted the status of a Livery Company in 1809 .. Royal Charter. Royal Charter. Charles I. Charles I of England. The Company was empowered to set regulations and standards for optical devices ; this was eroded by the Industrial Revolution , after which mechanical advancements made trade restrictions difficult to enforce .. Industrial Revolution. Industrial Revolution