Hugh Hefner

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    First edition of Playboy

    The first edition of Playboy hit the newsstands, which sold over 50,000 copies.

  • Television Show

    Hefner begins hosting the "Playboy's Penthouse" television show.

  • First Playboy Club

    The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago

  • First interview

    Playboy publishes the first "Playboy Interview," in which author Alex Haley interviewed jazz musician Miles Davis in the September issue.

  • Peaks

    Circulation of Playboy peaks at 7 million issues a month.

  • Decline

    Playboy reportedly loses more than $51 million.

  • Final club closes

    The final Playboy Club closes.