2015 Event The German government approves the Greek bailout deal, which was also approved by the Greek parliament earlier this week; German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that chaos would result if the deal did not go through 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama speaks out in defense of the recent nuclear agreement between Iran and Western nations; the deal removes economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for reductions in its technological research and its nuclear fuel 2015 Event Greece and its creditors agree to a bailout of up to 86 billion euros in exchange for economic reforms to include changes to the pension system and tax laws; the Greek Parliament must still approve the deal 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to speak out against the pending deal with Iran in which sanctions will be lifted in exchange for cuts in Iranian nuclear capacity; Netanyahu warns the pact may lead to nuclear arms acceleration 2015 Event Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to U.S. Congress on his concerns with current negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear program, portraying the deal as dangerous; U.S. President Barack Obama dismissed the speech content as 'nothing new' 2014 Event Forbes Media, controlled by the Forbes family, is selling a majority interest in the business to Integrated Whale Media Investments, based in Hong Kong; the deal is expected to provide Forbes with greater international exposure 2014 Event Time Warner, Inc. may be offered $75 billion by Twenty-First Century Fox in a proposed merger deal that would create the world's largest media company; Time Warner rejected an earlier proposal by Fox 2014 Event Hamas rejects a peace deal brokered by Egypt and agreed to by Israel; Israel warned that the rejection could result in military action to stop rocket attacks from Palestinian militants 2014 Event Iran balks at the terms for peaceful nuclear development suggested by Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States; the nations hope to reach a deal by July 20th; in exchange, sanctions against Iran will be removed 2014 Event The Chinese and Russian state energy companies, Gazprom and CPNC, respectively, have entered a deal for Russia to supply China with natural gas; the deal provides a market for Russian gas as European countries seek to reduce their dependence due to Russia's actions 2014 Event 21st Century Fox, Inc. is seeking to sell its European pay TV assets to its BSkyB unit; this will enhance BSkyB's standing as a pay TV company while divesting Fox of its non-core business; such a deal must still receive regulatory approval 2014 Event The U.S. Senate votes to renew jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans; the bill,calling for a three-month extension, will not be approved unless House Democrats agree to deal to cover $6 billion dollar cost without adding to the federal debt 2013 Event Disney and Netflix announce a deal in which ABC Television Studios and Marvel TV will produce four serialized programs run over multiple years; the programs will feature popular Marvel characters Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Jessica Johns 2013 Event Prosecutors for Boston Marathon bomber and Islamic terrorist Dzhokar Tsarnaev discuss a plea deal to avoid the death penalty in exchange for life in prison without parole 2013 Event In Italy, a deal on forming a new government is finalized two months after the 2013 Italian parliamentary election 2013 Event Founder Michael Dell leads a consortium that announced plans to take Dell private with a $24.4 billion leveraged buyout deal - the largest buyout seen since the recession 2013 Event In a major effort to reduce dependency on Russian gas imports, the government of Ukraine signs a $10 billion shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell 2013 Event Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, lays out his intention to renegotiate terms with the EU, and subsequent plan to offer a referendum on his country's withdrawal from the EU if a new deal is agreed 2013 Event The 'fiscal cliff deal' is approved in the U.S. House of Representatives 2012 Event Half of the population of New York City, and millions of others in the Northeastern United States continue to deal with power outages, gas shortages and limited public transportation after Hurricane Sandy struck; the death toll rises to 90 2012 Event The Chicago Public Schools reaches a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union to end an 8-day strike 2012 Event President of France, Francois Holland finalizes a deal with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara to forgive $4.7 billion dollars in debt incurred by the Ivory Coast when it was a French Colonial Power 2012 Event A long-term deal made between Viacom and DirecTV allows DirecTV to carry Viacom channels 2012 Event News that European Union members agree on a deal to help some struggling Eurozone members causes world stock markets to soar 2012 Event The Parliament of Greece votes in favor of an international bailout deal 2011 Event In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigns, as an emergency government takes his place to deal with the country's economic crisis 2011 Event One hour before the deadline, the U.S. Congress reaches a deal on the 2011 U.S. federal budget, avoiding a government shutdown 2011 Event Save the Children launches a campaign to help 400,000 children in Sri Lanka deal with the crisis following the worst floods in their history 2010 Event In a new deal, France is contracted to build two warships for Russia 2010 Event American Idol producer Simon Cowell signs a three-year deal with ITV for 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent' 2010 Event The world's biggest airline is created when United Airlines shareholders approve a deal to merge with Continental Airlines 1997 Event Atlanta Braves sign Greg Maddux to record 5 year, $575 Million deal 1997 Event New York Yankees withdraw Kenny Rogers and Mariano Duncon deal for SD Padre 1997 Event Russia and Chechnya sign peace deal after 400 years of conflict 1997 Event Major League Baseball announces 5 year, $50M deal with Pepsi 1996 Event Wayne Gretzky signs a 2 year deal with New York Rangers 1992 Event Madonna signs $60-million deal with Time Warner 1991 Event Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records 1991 Event Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records 1989 Death Jay Stewart, annoucer on Lets Make a Deal, commits suicide 1989 Event Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through 1988 Event Israel and China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations 1986 Event Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arm deal 1986 Event "Big Deal" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 70 performances 1986 Event "Big Deal" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 70 performances 1972 Event Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia 1963 Event "Let's Make A Deal," debuts on NBC-TV 1961 Birthday Lance Earl Deal, Riverton Wyoming, hammer thrower, 1996 Olympics silver 1961 Birthday Kim Deal, American Musician 1960 Event Ford Frick voids Indians - Red Sox deal as Sam White retires 1958 Event New York Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV 1956 Birthday Robert Davi, actor, License to Kill, Raw Deal, Wild Thing 1954 Event Yankees send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal) 1954 Event Yankees trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal 1949 Event President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" 1943 Birthday Glen Dale, Richard Garforth, rock vocalist, Fortunes Deal 1942 Birthday Nathan Deal, American Politician 1939 Event Physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes" 1935 Event U.S. Congress accepts FDR's "New Deal" 1924 Birthday Marie Windsor, Emily Marie Bertelson, Utah, actress, Double Deal 1923 Birthday Monty Hall, Winnipeg Canada, TV game show host, Lets Make a Deal 1922 Birthday Steven Hill, born in Seattle, Washington, actor, Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law and Order 1919 Event Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1919 Birthday Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal 1915 Birthday Curt Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Raw Deal 1874 Birthday Harold L. Ickes, social activist, New Deal politician 1503 Event Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) found (Spain) to deal with American affairs
