 Also on his date in history, President Jackson announced Congress said the bequest by James Smith of 100,000 gold sovereigns to be found an institution in Washington. We now call that the Smithsonian, which is kind of cool. 1847, the first adhesive postage stamps were issued in the United States. I think stamps are going up, too. 1941, the first TV commercial was aired. What do you think it was for? The Bolivar Watch Company. Yep.