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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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