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2004 Alexandra Scott, young philanthropist, ", raised over $700,000 for cancer research in 4 years by selling lemonade, ", dies at 8

1997 FBI agent Earl Pitts pleads guilty to selling secrets to Russia

1995 Howard Stern's 2nd book "Miss America" released (fastest selling ever)

1992 5 New York City cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine

1992 Florida Marlins begin selling tickets

1992 Score begins selling international soccer cards

1990 Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obsenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records

1989 Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison

1987 Chrysler pleads no contest to selling driven vehicles as new

1985 Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players

1985 Coca-Cola Co announces it will resume selling old formula Coke

1980 British Leyland starts selling Mini Metro

1977 Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets

1973 Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 and $10 silver coins)

1972 "Selling of the President" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 5 performances

1972 "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 5 performances

1970 Decca awards Bing Crosby a 2nd platinum disc for selling 300 million

1968 U.S. Mint stops buying and selling gold

1967 New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day)

1966 Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1

1942 Joe McGinniss, Rye, New York, author, Selling of President 1968

1942 Bing Crosby records "White Christmas," greatest selling record to date

1942 Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo"

1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt bans selling benzine/gasoline to Japan

1901 King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades

1887 Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California and starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)

1861 Confederacy starts selling postage stamps

1823 Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs)

1782 Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies



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