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1998 Michelangelo, "Christ and the Woman of Samaria," sold for $7.4 million
1997 Willem de Kooning painting, "Two Standing Women," sold for $4,182,500 1997 Richard Berry, musician, singer, songwriter, wrote, 'Louie Louie', sold copyright in 1959, song has since been recorded over 1,000 times, dies at 61 1996 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1996 Og Mandino, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1995 NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix 1993 S van Ruysdael's "Winter Landscape" sold for 705,500 pounds in London 1992 10,000,000 cellular telephone sold 1990 Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold for $23,100 1990 "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" by Vincent Van Gogh sold for $825 million 1988 Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million 1988 Edgar Degas' "Danseresje of 14" sold for $10,120,000 1988 Jasper Johns' "Diver" sold for $4,200,000 1988 Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000 1986 Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to U.S. 1985 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000 1980 J Turners "Juliet and Her Nurse" sold for $6,400,000 in New York City 1979 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million 1979 Pink, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Alecia Beth Moore, singer, songwriter, pop, punk genres, sold 30 million albums, 40 million digital singles worldwide 1978 Guttenberg bible sold for $2,000,000 in New York City 1977 1st TRS-80 computer sold 1977 1st TRS-80 Model I computer sold 1976 New York Nets Julius "Dr. J" Erving sold to Philadelphia 76ers 1974 Jewel, born in Payson, Utah, Jewel Kilcher, singer, guitarist, actress, musician, sold over 27 million albums worldwide, hit debut album 'Pieces of You' 1973 Jackson Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000 1971 John Sinclair (sentence: 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed 1971 Mariah Carey, born in Huntington, New York, singer, rhythm and blues, pop music genres, five-time Grammy award winner, sold over 62.5 million albums 1971 Mary J. Blige, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, also known as Brook-Lynn, singer, songwriter, record producer, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop genres, 26-time Grammy Award nominee, has sold over 48 million albums worldwide 1970 Federal bankruptcy court allows Seattle Pilots to be sold to Milwaukee 1969 Boston Celtics sold for an NBA record $6 million 1968 Aircraft carrier Charles Doorman sold to Argentina 1968 London Bridge is sold to U.S. oil company to be erected in Arizona 1967 New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day) 1965 Moby, born in Harlem, New York, Richard Melville Hall, singer, songwriter, DJ, electronica, eight top 40 songs, album, Play sold 10 million copies worldwide 1965 Damien Hirst, born in Bristol, England, artist, richest living artist to date, 'For the Love of God' a diamond-encrusted scull sculpture, sold for 50 million pounds in 2007 1965 Spaghetti-O's 1st sold 1964 Netherlands last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan 1963 Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale 1963 Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors 1961 1st black light is sold 1961 Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia is sold to J Schleifer Properties 1959 Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold 1956 RCA Records reports Elvis Presley sold over 10 million records 1956 Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million 1955 1st electric power generated from atomic energy sold commercially 1954 Constantine Phipps, born in England, Constantine Edmund Walter Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby, sold Warter Priory estate in 1998 for 48 million pounds, leases Mulgrave Castle to supermodel Elle MacPherson 1952 False fingernails 1st sold 1949 Ken Follet, born in Cardiff, Wales, author, sold over 100 million copies of books including 'The Key to Rebecca', 'World Without End' 1949 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 in New York City 1948 1st Polaroid camera sold 1948 Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company 1948 1st Polaroid camera was sold in US 1948 1st tape recorder sold 1947 John C. Maxwell, born in Garden City, Michigan, evangelical Christian, author, pastor, speaker, leadership expert, wrote over 50 books on leadership, sold over 13 million copies including 'Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow' 1946 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50 1946 Cher, born in El Centro, California, born Cherilyn Sarkisian, singer, songwriter, director, record producer, won Academy Award, sold over 100 million records 1945 New York Yankees sold by Ruppert estate to Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping, & 1940 1st nylon stockings sold in U.S. 1939 Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1936 St. Louis Browns sold to Donald L Barnes and William O DeWitt 1935 Richard Berry, born in Extension, Louisiana, musician, singer, songwriter, wrote, 'Louie Louie', sold copyright in 1959, song has since been recorded over 1,000 times 1935 1st canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale," is sold by Kruger Brewing Co 1934 Gordon Getty, born in San Francisco, California, fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, sold Getty Oil to Texaco, became classical music composer, contributes to the San Francisco Opera 1934 While Washington player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox 1933 Frankford Yellowjackets sold, rechristened Philadelphia Eagles 1929 Mary MacLane, author, individualistic style included feminist rhetoric, raw admissions, first book, 'The Story of Mary Mac Lane' published in 1902, sold 100,000 copies in the first month, dies at age 48, in Chicago, Illinois 1929 John Naisbitt, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, author, public speaker, futures studies, wrote, 'Megatrends', 1982, sold over 9 million copies in 57 countries, special assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson 1927 Dieter Noll, born in Riesa, Germany, writer, wrote two-volume novel Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt, over two million copies sold, volume one used as East German school curriculum 1927 1st Model A Fords sold, for $385 1926 Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1926 Land at Broadway and Wall Street sold at a record $7 per sq inch 1923 Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000 1923 Og Mandino, born in Italy, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1918 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs sold to a Toronto businessman P J Quinn 1916 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1909 1st U.S. airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000 1907 1st Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington Del post office) 1899 Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000 1898 1st automobile sold 1898 Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor, Sold Grandpa 1893 Daan Boens, Flemish poet, Man who sold his Wife 1881 Mary MacLane, born in Winnipeg, Canada, author, individualistic style included feminist rhetoric, raw admissions, first book, 'The Story of Mary Mac Lane' published in 1902, sold 100,000 copies in the first month 1879 Milk was sold in glass bottles for 1st time 1878 Vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) 1873 Postal cards sold in San Francisco for 1st time 1866 Bedrich Smetana's "Verkaufte Braut" (Sold Bride), premieres 1864 Confederate cruiser The Georgia sold to The English 1849 Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (New York City); sold rights for $100 1843 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold 1804 Suriname sold to English, until February, 1816 1662 Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France 1430 Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne and sold to the British 1391 Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surounds and sets fire to Jewish quarter of Seville Spain, surviving Jews sold into slavery |
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