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2006 Apple's iTunes store sells it's 1 billionth song
2004 After popularizing the PC in the '80s, IBM sells its PC business to a Chinese company 1993 Paul Cezannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in New York City 1991 Jack Ruby's gun sells for $220,000 in auction 1989 Harold E. Ballard sells CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats to David Braley 1988 Picasso's "Acrobat and Harlequin" sells for $38.46 million 1988 Elton John sells out MSG for a record 26th time 1987 Van Gogh's "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction 1987 Colt revolver (Peacemaker) of 1873 sells for $242,000 1987 Vincent van Goghs "Sunflowers" sells for record 22.5M pounds ($39.7 million) 1986 Doubleday Publishing sells New York Mets to Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon 1986 Westinghouse sells Muzak 1984 Willem de Kooning's "Two Women" sells for $1,980,000 1984 Alexander Calder's "Big Crinkly" sells for $852,000 1982 Samuel Morses "Gallery of the Louvre" sells for $3,250,000 1980 Charlie Finley sells A's for $127M to Haas (owners of Levi Strauss) 1980 Turner's painting "Juliet and Her Nurse" sells for $6.4 million 1979 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks 1978 Gutenberg Bible, 1 of 21, sells for $2.4 million, London 1972 David Bowie sells out his 1st show in New York's Carnegie Hall 1972 U.S. sells grain to U.S.S.R. for $750 million 1972 Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi 1968 John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce 1968 Leo Fender sells Fender Guitars for $13 million 1962 U.S. sells Israel, Hawk anti-aircraft missiles 1961 An ailing Bill Veeck sells his interest in White Sox to Arthur Allyn 1959 Dorothy Rigney sells 54% of White Sox to Bill Veeck for a reported $27M 1957 U.S. Army sells last homing pigeons 1955 Tappan sells 1st microwave oven 1955 John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1953 Swanson sells it's 1st "TV dinner" 1952 Clarence Birdseye sells 1st frozen peas 1949 Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million 1947 Sam Breadon sells Cards to Robert Hannegan and Fred Saigh for $4M 1946 Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club to Frank McKinney and John Galbreath for $25 million 1945 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually 1934 Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000 1933 Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Detroit Tigers for $100,000 1926 AT&T sells WEAF radio to RCA (New York City) 1923 Harry Frazee, sells Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1M 1920 Joseph Horne Company in Pittsburgh sells radios for $10 1914 Connie Mack sells Eddie Collins to the White Sox 1908 King Leopold II sells Congo to Belgium 1908 Connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St. Louis Browns for $5,000 1903 Ford Motor sells 1st Model A car 1902 Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA 1886 Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta sells 1st Coca-Coke (contained cocaine) 1869 Charles Elmer Hires sells his 1st root beer, Philadelphia 1850 Original Washington's Farewell Address manuscript sells for $2,300 1821 Spain sells eastern Florida to United States for $5 million 1820 Spain sells part of Florida to U.S. for $5 million 1814 Lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication 1807 Townsend Speakman 1st sells fruit-flavored carbonated drinks in Philadelphia 1683 West Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname 1673 Lord Berkley sells his half of New Jersey to the Quakers 1662 England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres 1661 Holland sells Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guilders 1515 George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles |
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