"Huckleberry Finn" is first published, the first Nobel Prizes are awarded, the first transcontinental flight ends, Playboy debuts, and "Avatar" premieres in theaters, all on this day.
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Playboy
1953: Hugh Hefner publishes the first "Playboy" magazine with an investment of $7,600. The first issue, which featured Marilyn Monroe on the cover and was undated because Hefner wasn't sure if there was going to be a second issue, sold for 50 cents.