The US aired its first-ever TV commercial.
The ad was by Bulova Watch Co and cost just $9!
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Tesla Motors was incorporated in Palo Alto, California, US.
The Motion Picture Association of America introduced the PG-13 film rating.
Sony's iconic Walkman first went on sale in Japan.
The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn's orbit.
The first of four fatal shark attacks happened on New Jersey shores.
