2013 Event As part of a strategy to focus on growth products, thrombosis drug brands manufactured by the GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company is sold to Aspen Pharmacare for $1.13 billion 1964 Event World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin 1953 Event 1st Corvette manufactured 1946 Event 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50 1931 Event 1st commercially produced synthetic rubber manufactured 1923 Event Ink paste manufactured for 1st time by Standard Ink Company 1906 Event 1st Victor Victrola manufactured 1768 Event 1st mustard manufactured in America advertised, Philadelphia 1656 Event Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales