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On this day, November 2, 1920, KDKA started broadcasting as the first commercial radio station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2• 1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election.
That was the Cox-Harding election. November 2 is also Warren Harding's birthday.
• 1865 – Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (d. 1923)
Thu Nov 2, 2023: On this day, November 2, 1920, KDKA started broadcasting as the first commercial radio station.