<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_T._Goldsmith_Jr." id="mw5A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.">Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.</a> and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube_amusement_device" id="mw5Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cathode-ray tube amusement device">cathode-ray tube amusement device</a>, the earliest known interactive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_game" id="mw5g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Electronic game">electronic game</a>.