JULY 1st The first television commercial to be certified by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) aired on NBC during a Dodgers-Phillies game on this day in 1941. The FCC had only just begun issuing licenses the previous May, and gave the first one to NBC. The ad was for Bulova watches, who paid $9.00 for the spot. It was on this day in 1995, that the world lost Wolfman Jack, a legendary radio disc jockey. Born Robert Smith in Brooklyn,...