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1997 Farm Aid 10 concert cancelled due to weak ticket sales

1996 David Sales makes 210 on 1st class cricket debut for Northants vs. Worcs

1993 Brady bill passes establishing 5-day waiting period for handgun sales

1993 Clyde Adler, voice (White Fang/Black Tooth-Soupy Sales), dies

1993 Sears announces it is closing its catalog sales department after 97 years

1992 New Jersey senate overrides Governor Florio's veto and lowers sales tax to 6%

1992 U.N. Security Council voted to ban flights and arms sales to Libya

1991 5% sales tax on consumer goods and services goes into effect in U.S.S.R.

1990 Denver vote for a 1% sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise

1986 U.S. president Reagan confesses weapon sales to Iran

1986 Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret U.S. arms sales to Iran

1979 NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M

1978 U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976

1977 David Sales, cricketer, Northampton batsman, 210 on fc debut 1996

1976 Bowie Kuhn voids A's sales, totaling $35 million, of Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, and Vida Blue to Yankees

1974 "People" magazine begins sales

1963 Richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68

1959 Israeli Knesset agrees to weapon sales to West-Germany

1953 California introduces sales tax, for education

1941 Benzine sales limited in U.S.

1941 Gas sales limited in U.S.

1940 James Blyth, born in Britain, businessman, head of defense sales for Ministry of Defense, chairman, London Business School, CEO, The Boots Company

1939 U.S. allows "cash and carry" arms sales during WW II

1930 Jim Rohn, born in Idaho, entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, joined direct sales organization of John Earl Shoaff, became millionaire by age 31, shared rags to riches story and personal development philosophy with over 4 million people worldwide, authored 17 books, audio, video programs

1926 Soupy Sales, Milton Hines, North Carolina, comedian, Soupy Sales Show

1921 West Virginia imposes 1st state sales tax

1842 Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist and composer, dies at 70

1771 Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist and composer

1622 Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55

1622 Saint Francis de Sales, Swiss Clergyman

1597 Germany throws out English sales people

1567 Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint

1567 Saint Francis de Sales, Swiss Clergyman


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