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2012 Event - After a case of mad cow disease is reported in South Korea, retailers cease selling U.S. beef

2012 Event - China announces its plan to phase-out the practice of taking and selling organs from executed prisoners

2011 Event - Acting on a lawsuit filed by Apple, Inc., a court in Dusseldorf, Germany orders Samsung to stop selling its new tablet computer, Galaxy Tab

2011 Event - A 450 year-old painting by Titian of the Madonna and Child sets a record at Sotheby's, selling for $16.9 million

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

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

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

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

1992 Event - Florida Marlins begin selling tickets

1992 Event - Score begins selling international soccer cards

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

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

1987 Event - Chrysler pleads no contest to selling driven vehicles as new

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

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

1983 Birthday - Michelle Branch, born in Sedona, Arizona, singer, songwriter, guitarist, top selling albums, 'The Spirit Room', 'Hotel Paper', Grammy-nominated single, 'Leave the Pieces'

1980 Event - British Leyland starts selling Mini Metro

1977 Event - Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets

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

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

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

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

1968 Event - U.S. Mint stops buying and selling gold

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

1966 Event - Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1

1957 Birthday - Ian Stanley, born in High Wycombe, England, Ian Christopher Stanley, keyboardist, musician, songwriter, record producer, member of Tears for Fears band, made multi-platinum selling album 'Songs from the Big Chair'

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

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

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

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

1901 Event - King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades

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

1861 Event - Confederacy starts selling postage stamps

1823 Event - Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs)

1782 Event - Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies

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