Time and History 10:10 P.M. First Television Commercial

About major and minor historical events around the clock such as the broadcast of the first television commercial at 10:10 in the evening.

HISTORY AROUND THE CLOCK

10:10 in the Evening

July 1, 1941. The world's first television commercial was broadcast by WNBT in New York City. The screen showed a Bulova watch as an announcer extolled its virtues and ended by reading the time. The 20-second advertisement cost $9.


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