2007 Vietnam becomes the 150th member of the World Trade Organization
2005 Sony's PlayStation 3 makes it's debut at the E3 trade show
2001 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania
1998 Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3M and 4 minor leaguers
1998 World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life
1997 Boston Red Sox trade Mike Stanley back to the New York Yankees
1997 San Diego Padres trade Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels
1997 Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of world trade center bombing goes on trial
1997 A's trade Mark McGwire to St. Louis Cardinals07940601
1997 Indians trade Lofton and Embree to Braves for Grissom and Justice
1996 Anne Bolt, photo-journalist/trade unionist, dies at 84
1996 George Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76
1996 Andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator, dies at 45
1996 Dick Pickering, trade unionist, dies at 54
1996 David Bowman, trade unionist, dies at 82
1996 Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist, dies at 80
1995 Harold Francis Collison, trade unionist, dies at 84
1995 Harry McLevy, trade unionist, dies at 59
1995 June Rosemary Fisher, teacher/trade unionist, dies at 66
1995 Sam McCluskie, trade unionist, dies at 63
1994 Pieter Zaanen, architect (Musical Trade scholarship, Amsterdam), dies
1994 CD-councillor H Selhorst arrested for hard-drugs trade
1994 4 Arab terrorist founded guilty of bombing the World Trade Center
1994 President Bill Clinton lifts U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam
1994 Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agrees to abolish trade tariffs
1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect
1993 A's trade Rickey Henderson to Blue Jays
1993 2nd tallest building in world, New York City World Trade Center bombed, 7 die
1993 12 member European Economic Community set up vast free trade zone
1992 Mets trade David Cone to Toronto for Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson
1992 Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to Phoenix Suns
1992 New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent
1992 Marinus Ruppert, Dutch trade union leader (CNV), dies at 80
1992 Europe breaks down trade barriers
1991 NHL New York Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier
1990 Expos trade Tim Raines to White Sox for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones
1990 Blue Jays trade F McGriff and T Fernandez to SD for R Alomar and J Carter
1990 New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt
1989 Andre Kloos, Dut trade union leader (NVV)/chairman (VARA), dies at 67
1989 Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to Mets
1989 White Sox trade Harold Baines to Rangers for Scott Fletcher and Sam Sosa
1989 Yankees trade Rickey Henderson to A's for Plunk, Cadaret and Polonia
1989 Mariners trade Mark Langston to Montreal for Randy Johnson
1988 Canadian Senate OK's free trade pact; with US
1988 Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers
1988 Israel and China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations
1988 Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles Kings for $15-$20 millions
1988 Mulroney and Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreement
1987 Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to A's for 3 minor leaguers
1987 Reagan lifts trade boycott against Poland
1987 Expos trade Jeff Reardon to Twins for Neal Heaton
1986 Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson
1986 Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson
1986 Boston Red Sox trade for Tom Seaver
1986 European Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade
1985 Yanks trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro
1985 Cards trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to Giants for Jack Clark
1984 A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo
1984 Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher
1984 Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner
1983 Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut
1983 Cards trade Keith Hernandez to Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey
1983 August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79
1982 U.S. imposes sanctions against Poland for banning Solidarity trade union
1982 Ozzie Smith for Garry Templeton trade finally goes through
1982 Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A's breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey)
1981 Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to Angels for Frank Tanana and Joe Rudi
1980 CTUC, Commonwealth Trade Union Council, established
1979 Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players
1978 Yanks trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin
1978 Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis
1978 European market and China signs trade agreement
1978 A's trade Vida Blue to Giants for 7 players and $390,000
1978 Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award)
1977 Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Rangers for John Poloni and cash
1977 New York Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry
1977 George Willig climbs New York City World Trade Center
1977 Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner
1976 Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 to A's for mgr Chuck Tanner
1976 Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman
1976 A's trade prospective free agents Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman, to Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell
1975 Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich
1975 U.S. lightens trade embargo against Cuba
1975 Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabber and Walt Wesley to LA for 4 players
1975 U.S.S.R. breaks trade agreement with US
1974 Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for OF Dave May
1974 Cubs trade Billy Williams to A's for Manny Trillo, Knowles and Locker
1974 Yanks trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds
1974 Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr. J" Erving to New York Nets
1974 Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline and Buskey to Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow and Upshaw
1974 Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in New York City (110 stories)
1973 West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czech
1973 Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade
1973 Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall
1973 Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris
1973 San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
1973 New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis
1973 ABA Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to New York Nets
1973 Yanks trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels
1972 Yanks trade Ellis, Torres and Spikes to Indians for Nettles and Moses
1972 Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash
1972 Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64
1972 Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub
1972 Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
1972 Lopsided trade, Cards trade Steve Carlton to Phillies for Rick Wise
1971 U.S. ends ban on China trade
1970 NY World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m)
1970 Quebec separatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross
1970 Milwaukee Brewers make their 1st trade (with Oakland A's)
1969 Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Royals
1968 Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love and Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson
1968 Philadelphia 76'ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to Los Angeles Lakers
1968 Japanese Trade and Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco
1968 World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi
1967 Randi Ingerman, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Trade Winds
1966 A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith
1964 Plans for World Trade Center announced (New York City)
1962 President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs
1960 West Germany signs trade agreement with East Germany
1960 Cleveland Indians trade Rocky Colavito to Tigers for Harvey Kuenn
1960 Dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands
1960 European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm
1959 Yanks trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri
1959 NFL trade, Chicago Cards trade Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players
1959 Chicago Cards trade running back Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players
1957 Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for San Francisco Seals-franchises only, not the players
1957 Yanks trade Billy Martin and Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran
1957 Yanks involved in Copacabana Incident, leads to Billy Martin trade
1957 Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises
1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires
1956 World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Francisco
1955 Poland and Yugoslavia sign trade agreement
1955 U.S. federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO
1954 Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal
1954 Belgium ends trade agreement with U.S.S.R.
1953 Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen
1953 Dylan Thomas, author-poet (Adv in skin trade), dies in New York at 39
1951 Andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator
1949 White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox
1949 A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton
1949 Yanks trade Joe Gordon to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds
1949 George Willig, stuntman, climbed World Trade Center in 1977
1948 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade effective
1947 U.S.S.R. and Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement
1945 World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member
1945 Rodney Bickerstaffe, trade unionist
1944 John Edmonds, British trade unionist
1943 Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps and cash
1943 Harry Conroy, trade unionist
1942 Eduard C "Edo" Fimmen, Dutch trade union leader, dies at 61
1942 Dick Pickering, trade unionist
1940 Jimmy Knapp, trade unionist
1940 Hector MacKenzie, trade unionist
1940 Ron Santo, shortstop, Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade
1940 German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church)
1939 Daniel Oliver, born in New York City, CEO, Federal Trade Commission
1939 Belgian premier signs Burgos-treaty for trade relations with Franco
1937 Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yanks release Tony Lazzeri
1937 U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign trade treaty
1937 Alan Tuffin, trade union leader
1936 Harry McLevy, trade Unionist
1936 Bill Jordan, British trade unionist
1933 U.S. recognizes U.S.S.R., opens trade
1933 Alan Tuffin, trade union leader
1933 World Trade Day/National Maritime Day 1st celebrated
1933 Italy and U.S.S.R. sign trade agreement
1933 In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions
1932 Cards trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree and Ownie Carroll
1932 British government signs trade treaty with U.S.S.R.
1932 British government signs trade agreement with Soviet Union
1932 Sam McCluskie, trade unionist
1932 Roosje Vos, Dutch trade union leader, dies at 71
1932 Roses Fox, Trade union leader, dies at 71
1932 Dutch textile strike broken by trade unions
1931 Roy Evans, general sect, British Iron and Steel Trade Confederation
1931 Poland and U.S.S.R. sign friendship and trade treaty
1930 Clayton K. Yeutter, Nebraska, U.S. trade rep/Republican National chairman
1930 John Daly, British trade union leader
1929 June Rosemary Fisher, teacher/trade unionist
1929 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center, electric light
1927 Charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies
1927 Ron Todd, British trade unionist
1926 Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring
1926 French and German trade agreement signed
1926 David Oliver Williams, trade unionist, COHSE
1925 Netherlands and Germany sign trade agreement
1925 German-Russian trade agreement signed
1925 Anthony Christopher, British trade unionist
1924 Dutch and Hungary trade treaty signed
1924 British-German trade agreement signed
1924 French-Russian trade agreement signed
1924 French-German trade agreement signed
1924 British-Russian trade agreement signed
1924 German and Turkish friendship/trade treaty signed
1922 Jack Boddy, British trade union leader
1922 Andre Kloos, Dutch trade union leader, NVV/VARA
1922 Russian-Italian trade agreement signed
1922 Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam
1920 George Ernest Leslie, trade union official
1920 William Simpson, British trade union leader
1919 Antoon J. Hubben, Dutch mayor and trade union leader
1919 Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert
1918 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000
1918 Dodgers trade Casey Stengel and Cutshaw to Pitts for Grimes and Mamaux
1917 Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members
1916 Bishop speak against Catholics in trade unions
1916 Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cin Reds
1915 Federal Trade Commission organizes
1915 Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist
1914 Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce
1913 Jack Jones, British trade unionist, CH
1913 David Bowman, trade unionist
1912 Minoru Yamasaki, architect, World Trade Center, New York
1912 Anne Bolt, photo-journalist/trade unionist
1911 Marinus Ruppert, Dutch chairman, CNV, /trade union leader
1909 Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist
1909 Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps
1906 China prohibits opium trade
1905 General Trade journal publishes 1st Dutch photo (train accident)
1904 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to New York club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913)
1904 Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet, Trade Wind-Nobel 1974
1898 Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist
1892 Karel L Baars, Dutch actor, White Slaves Trade
1867 Tokyo opens for foreign trade
1866 Lambertus Zijl, sculptor, Trade scholarship
1858 Netherlands and Japan sign trade agreement
1853 Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan
1850 Slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue
1838 Randal Cremer, born in Britain, trade unionist, pacifist, Nobel 1903
1830 General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam
1828 1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad)
1827 Dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java
1826 Dutch Business Me gets monopoly on opium trade in Java/Madura
1826 Siam/England sign trade/peace treaty
1824 England and Netherlands sign a trade agreement
1811 President Madison prohibits trade with Britain for 3rd time in 4 years
1807 British Parliament abolishes slave trade
1807 Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808
1806 Decree of Berlin: Emperor Napoleon I bans all trade with England
1792 Denmark abolishes slave trade
1788 English parliament accepts abolishing of slave trade
1786 England and France sign trade agreement
1785 Prussia signs trade agreement with US
1784 1st U.S. ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York
1778 City Amsterdam signs trade agreement with U.S. rebels
1775 Poland and Prussia sign trade agreement
1749 English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post
1734 England and Russia sign trade agreement
1725 Spain and Austria sign trade treaty
1714 Spain and Netherlands sign peace/trade agreement
1668 Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade
1654 England and Denmark sign trade agreement
1654 England and Sweden sign trade agreement
1557 1st Russian Embassy opens in London, Russia and U.S. sign trade agreement
1536 France and Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel
1507 England and Netherlands sign trade agreement
1506 Philip of Bourgondy and England sign trade agreement
1503 Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) found (Spain) to deal with American affairs
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