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1998 Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record
1997 Yahoo completes purchase of Four11 1997 Smokers must prove they are over 18 to purchase cigarettes in US 1993 Peter Angelos and William DeWitt purchase Orioles 1992 FCC vote 4-1 to allow Infinity to purchase Cook Inlet stations 1989 Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through 1988 New York City furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase 1983 New Jersey Devils purchase AHL Maine Mariners as their farm team 1977 Yankees purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves 1976 AL approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M 1963 3 New Jersey businessman purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, and get approval to move them to New Jersey Meadowlands (Devils) 1963 New York Mets purchase Duke Snider from the Dodgers for $40,000 1960 Charlie Finley, makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels 1957 Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team 1956 Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC 1954 Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium 1950 Earle and Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A's from Connie Mack Jr 1949 New York Giants purchase Monty Irvin and Henry Thompson, their 1st blacks 1947 Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the 1st black in AL 1945 Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from New York Yankees 1945 Dan Topping, Del Webb and Larry MacPhail purchase New York Yankees for $2.8 mil 1944 2,500 women trample guards and floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago, Illinois department store 1943 Shoe rationing begins in U.S. (may purchase up to 3 more pairs in 1942) 1940 Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase," premieres in New York City 1934 Reds purchase 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Cards for $7,500 1931 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League 1925 Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher 1921 Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium 1920 New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth 1920 New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000 1918 New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's 1915 Col Jacob Ruppert and Col Tillinghast Huston purchase Yankees for $460,000 1914 Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Cap Huston purchase New York Yankees for $460,000 1914 Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers President Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000 1904 Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St. Louis 1903 Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees) 1902 AL announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in NY 1902 Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin 1893 Senate approves repealing Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 1867 President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska 1854 Gadsden Purchase (parts of Az, NM) from Mexico for $10 million 1853 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 Lewis and Clark begin exploration of Louisiana Purchase 1804 Territory of Orleans organizes in Louisiana Purchase 1803 Louisiana Purchase formally transferred from France to U.S. for $27M 1803 U.S. Senate ratifies Louisiana Purchase 1803 U.S. doubles in size through Louisiana Purchase 1799 1st federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land |
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