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July 30, 1898: Car Ads Get Rolling

1898: The Winton Motor Carriage Company places a magazine advertisement cajoling readers to “dispense with a horse.” It’s the earliest known automobile ad. Car advertisements are looked upon by most...

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Oct. 27, 1994: Web Gives Birth to Banner Ads

1994: Wired.com, then known as HotWired, invents the web banner ad. Go ahead, blame us. The Mosaic browser was just morphing into Netscape in 1994. And if you think ads slow down page loads now,...

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March 7, 1897: First Morning of the Cornflake

1897: Dr. John Kellogg, believing that a strict diet (along with vigorous exercise, fresh air and plenty of rest) benefits the patients at his sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, serves up the...

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Oct. 27, 1946: And Now a Few Words From Our Sponsor

The first television show to have a commercial sponsor debuts. The show does not last long. TV commercials will.

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