The first TV commercial
didn't air until the 1940s.
On July 1, 1941, the Brooklyn Dodgers were
playing the Philadelphia Phillies in New York at Ebbets Field. And while the
game was surely exciting on its own, those who were watching at home on the
NBC-owned WNBT— now WNBC—also saw another exciting historical moment: the very
first TV commercial shown in the United States.
As
reported by WJCT News, the ad cost just $9 and was disarmingly
simple: Over a silhouette of the continental United States, a watch face pops
up, and a voiceover says, "America runs on Bulova time." Today, of
course, America runs on Dunkin'.
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