1939 – Franklin Doolittle put experimental station W1XPW on the air, making it the first commercial FM radio station in the United States. The station later became WDRC-FM in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
1958 – The trademark “Velcro” was registered, protecting the name of the multi-purpose material that manages cables everywhere.
1976 – Atari released the video game “Breakout,” making the paddle controller useful for something besides “Pong.
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