On this day in 1954, Texas Instruments announced the invention of the first commercial transistor radio, the Regency TR-1. 

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

This Day in History Class

First commercial transistor radio announced - October 18, 1954

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