2015 Event Online preorders begin for the Apple Watch, initially planned for sale on April 24th; however, the volume of orders has already pushed delivery dates into June or July for the various models, which are priced from $349 to $17,000 2014 Event Crowds line up at retailers across the U.S. as the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are offered for sale; buyers are seeking to be some of the first to own the devices, which may be shipped as late as November for those who pre-ordered online 2014 Event Home Depot may be the source of a new data breach, resulting in theft of thousands of customer credit card numbers; the company was indicated as the source by various banks after the data appeared for sale online 2014 Event Apple's new iPhone will include a near-field communication chip, making mobile payments easier; the phone will be released for sale later this September 2014 Event Sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer has gone through, despite attempts by former owner Donald Sterling to stop the transaction; Sterling was forced to sell after being banned from the NBA for his racist remarks 2014 Event Donald Sterling, the owner of the L.A. Clippers who was banned from the NBA after racist remarks, has changed his mind on allowing sale of the team to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Balmer; instead, Sterling has revived his $1 billion lawsuit agains the NBA 2014 Event Donald Sterling, the L.A. Clippers owner banned from the NBA after making racist remarks, has dropped a lawsuit fighting the forced sale of the team; the pending sale to former Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer must now be approved by the NBA 2014 Event Shelly Sterling, Donald Sterling's wife and co-owner of the L.A. Clippers, plans to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion; the sale depends on approval from the NBA and Donald 2014 Event The NBA names business executive Dick Parsons as acting CEO of the L.A. Clippers; owner Donald Sterling was banned for life from contact with the Clippers or the NBA after he made racist remarks; the NBA plans to attempt a forced sale of the team 2014 Event Google publicly offers Google Glass for the first time in a one-day online sale at $1,500 apiece 2014 Event Colorado's recreational marijuana stores open for business; voters approved the landmark law to legalize the sale of marijuana in 2012 2013 Event A security news site reports that the credit and debit card account stolen from 40 million Target Corporation customers are up for sale on the black market; cards are being sold from around $20 to more than $100 each 2013 Event The Republic of Ireland's Food Safety Authority announces horse DNA was present in some beef burgers on sale in supermarkets in Ireland and in the UK 2012 Event In an effort to curb binge drinking and other alcohol related problems, the United Kingdom's Home Office begins a 10-week consultation on whether to introduce a minimum price on the sale of alcohol of 45p a unit 2012 Event George Lucas sells Lucasfilm Ltd. to the Walt Disney Company for $4.05 billion; the sale includes the rights to the 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' franchises 2012 Event The U.S. court ruling banning the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus is overturned, winning a round for Google's Android against Apple 2012 Event Chinese bookstore suspend the sale of books by or about Japan, and all books by Japanese authors 2011 Event A near riot breaks out at the Beijing Apple Store as the Apple iPad2 goes on sale in the People's Republic of China 2010 Event The works of thirty celebrated Iranian artists go on sale at Bonhams auction house in Dubai 2010 Event Photographic negatives purchased at a garage sale prove to be early works by American photographer Ansel Adams 1998 Event Steven M. Gluckstern completes sale of New York Islanders 1998 Event Stamps commemorating Princess Diana go on sale across Britain 1997 Event Disney's "Lion King" sets Broadway record of $2,700,000 daily sale 1996 Event Nintendo 64 goes on sale in Japan 1995 Event Playboy goes back on sale after 36 year ban in Ireland 1993 Event Tickets for Indians 1st season in Jacobs Field go on sale 1993 Death Richard Sale, writer and director (Oscar, Torpedo Run), dies at 80 1993 Event Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale 1992 Event Madonna's book "Sex" goes on sale 1992 Event Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group 1991 Event "La Toya: Growing Up in The Jackson Family" goes on sale 1991 Event "Michael Jackson: Magic and Madness" goes on sale 1989 Event Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie 1988 Event Maryland stops sale of cheap pistols on Jan 1, 1990 1987 Event FDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment) 1987 Event President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran 1986 Event Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia 1984 Event John W Mercom, Jr. announces NO Saints are up for sale for $75 million 1981 Event China throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan 1981 Event AL approves sale of White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn for $20 million, and 80% of Mariners to George Argyros for $104 million 1980 Event Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale 1979 Event Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale 1972 Birthday Sale Isaia, OL for the Baltimore Ravens 1969 Event "Sale Of Century," debuts on NBC-TV 1968 Event Supreme Court bans racial discrimination in sale and rental of housing 1964 Event Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album 1963 Event Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale 1960 Event 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, New York City 1959 Event Barbie doll goes on sale 1957 Event 1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse New York) 1956 Event 1st solar powered radios go on sale 1955 Event RKO is 1st to announce sale of its film library to TV 1954 Event Major league owners vote down sale of A's to a Philadelphia syndicate 1954 Event TV Dinner was 1st put on sale by Swanson and Sons 1954 Birthday Stan Ridgeway, rocker, Mosquito-Garage Sale 1952 Event 1st transistorized hearing aid offered for sale in Elmsford, New York 1945 Event 1st ball point pen goes on sale, 57 years after it is patented 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 Presliced bread sale banned to reduce bakery demand for metal parts 1943 Event Japanese government in Java limits sale and use of motorcars 1941 Event U.S. savings bonds go on sale 1941 Event 1st issue of "Parade" goes on sale 1939 Event Nylon stockings go on sale in U.S. for 1st time 1939 Event Nylon stockings go on sale for 1st time (Wilmington Delaware) 1935 Event Monopoly board game goes on sale for 1st time 1933 Event 1st synthetic detergent, "Dreft" by Procter and Gamble, goes on sale 1931 Event Alka Seltzer goes on sale 1931 Event Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida 1931 Event 1st electric shavers go on sale in U.S. from Schick 1928 Birthday John Gavin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Back Street, Psycho, Murder for Sale 1924 Birthday Sandy Wilson, born in Sale, England, composer, songwriter, musicals include 'The Boy Friend', 'Divorce Me', 'Darling!', 'Aladdin' 1905 Event 1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale 1901 Event After 63 years England stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series 1889 Event George Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time 1847 Event 1st U.S. postage stamps go on sale, 5 cents Franklin and 10 cents Washington, New York City 1833 Event Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs 1782 Death Adrien Trudo Sale, composer, dies at 59 1766 Event London auctioneers Christie's hold their 1st sale 1722 Birthday Adrien Trudo Sale, composer
