The entire state had been saturated with over 2 million credit cards
Time: Oct, 1959
Place: California, U.S.
Details: By October, the entire state had been saturated with over 2 million credit cards, and BankAmericard was being accepted by 20,000 merchants.
‹ Earlier in historyThe Investigation of Colombia's Internal Security SituationOct, 1959 Later in history ›The 1959 ElectionThursday Oct 8, 1959
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