July 1, 2023
Today I came across an interesting fact.
The first ever TV commercial aired on 1st July 1941.
During the interval between a baseball match between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.
A 10 second commercial. Simple. Just the Bulova watch on the screen. And an announcement--
America runs on Bulova watches!
A reminder to all of us that historic moments need not be dramatic. Big ideas start small.
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