claim: The Times was printed in broadsheet format for 219 years before a switch to digital-only in 2008.
evidence: Louis Mesenkop -LRB- February 6 , 1903 -- February 19 , 1974 -RRB- was an American sound engineer .. sound engineer. audio engineering. He won two Academy Awards for Best Special Effects and was nominated for another in the same category .. Best Special Effects. Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Mesenkop was part of the production team who received an Academy Honorary Award at the 11th Academy Awards for their efforts on the Paramount film Spawn of the North .. Academy Honorary Award. Academy Honorary Award. 11th Academy Awards. 11th Academy Awards. Spawn of the North. Spawn of the North