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2012 Event - U.S. CEO of Oracle Corp, Larry Ellison, agrees to purchase 98 percent of Hawaii's island of Lanai

2012 Event - Owner of the New Orleans Saints, Tom Benson, agrees to purchase the New Orleans Hornets from the National Basketball Association for an estimated $338 million

2011 Event - Microsoft announces it plans to purchase Skype, an Internet phone service, for $8.5 billion

2011 Event - James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis calls for the Federal Reserve to limit its purchase of U.S. Treasuries because they 'feed the fire' of inflation

2011 Event - Tunisia's youth protest for several days over political grievances and social problems including the job market and purchase power

2010 Event - Tengzhong's bid to purchase Hummer from General Motors is rejected by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

1998 Event - Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record

1997 Event - Yahoo completes purchase of Four11

1997 Event - Smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US

1993 Event - Peter Angelos and William DeWitt purchase Orioles

1992 Event - FCC vote 4-1 to allow Infinity to purchase Cook Inlet stations

1989 Event - Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through

1988 Event - New York City furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase

1983 Event - New Jersey Devils purchase AHL Maine Mariners as their farm team

1977 Event - Yankees purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves

1976 Event - AL approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M

1963 Event - 3 New Jersey businessman purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, and get approval to move them to New Jersey Meadowlands (Devils)

1963 Event - New York Mets purchase Duke Snider from the Dodgers for $40,000

1960 Event - Charlie Finley, makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels

1957 Event - Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team

1956 Event - Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC

1954 Event - Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium

1950 Event - Earle and Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A's from Connie Mack Jr

1949 Event - New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks

1947 Event - Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the 1st black in AL

1945 Event - Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from New York Yankees

1945 Event - Dan Topping, Del Webb and Larry MacPhail purchase New York Yankees for $2.8 mil

1944 Event - 2,500 women trample guards and floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago, Illinois department store

1943 Event - Shoe rationing begins in U.S. (may purchase up to 3 more pairs in 1942)

1940 Event - Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase," premieres in New York City

1934 Event - Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500

1931 Event - 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League

1925 Event - Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher

1921 Event - Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium

1920 Event - New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth

1920 Event - New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000

1918 Event - New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's

1915 Event - Col Jacob Ruppert and Col Tillinghast Huston purchase Yankees for $460,000

1914 Event - Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Cap Huston purchase New York Yankees for $460,000

1914 Event - Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles

1911 Event - Brooklyn Dodgers President Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000

1904 Event - Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo

1904 Event - Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St. Louis

1903 Event - Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees)

1902 Event - AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY

1902 Event - Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin

1893 Event - Senate approves repealing Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890

1867 Event - President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska

1854 Event - Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million

1853 Event - Gadsden Purchase 45,000 mi (120,000 km) by Gila River from Mexico for $10 million, area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico

1804 Event - Lewis and Clark begin exploration of Louisiana Purchase

1804 Event - Territory of Orleans organizes in Louisiana Purchase

1803 Event - Louisiana Purchase formally transferred from France to U.S. for $27M

1803 Event - U.S. Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase

1803 Event - U.S. doubles in size through Louisiana Purchase

1799 Event - 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land

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