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1994 Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect

1991 Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and John Candy buy CFL's Toronto Argonauts

1990 Expos President Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman

1989 H. J. Heinz, Van Camp Seafood and Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins

1987 Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man's remains

1987 Chrysler Corp offered to buy American Motors Corp for $1 billion

1986 Pittsburgh Associates buy Pittsburgh Pirates for $218 million

1977 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977

1970 63 arrest in riot to buy Rolling Stone tickets in Milano Italy

1968 Ami Dolenz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, General Hospital, Can't Buy Me Love

1966 U.S. Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver bullion price at Philadelphia and Denver mints

1964 Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks

1958 University of Pitts agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates

1957 Dodgers buy 44 passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000

1950 Gillette and Mutual buy All Star and World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs)

1946 Dennis Dugan, born in Wheaton, Illinois, actor and director, Can't Buy Me Love, Howling

1945 Hannie Buy buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina

1945 Gerbrandy British government refuses Dutch Jewish right to buy

1944 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves

1942 Fred Travalena, New York City, comedian/impressionist, Buy and Cell

1934 New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League)

1919 John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, and Judge McQuade buy New York Giants

1916 New York Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500

1911 Simone Simon, born in France, actress, All Money Can Buy, Ladies in Love

1903 2 NYers buy Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and moved it to NY

1829 President Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses

1803 Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy La


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