2015 Event France and the U.K. agree to share responsibility for taking in immigrants fleeing Syria and other conflict-ridden nations; France agrees to accept 24,000 people over the next two years, and the U.K. will accept 20,000 2015 Event Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi meets with U.S. President Barack Obama, focusing on the fight against ISIS militants; Obama agrees to send humanitarian aid but makes no commitment regarding military supplies or assistance 2014 Event American pet supply retailer PetSmart agrees to be purchased by private equity firm BC Partners for $8.7 billion 2014 Event A U.S. House Intelligence Committee investigation into the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, agrees with the Obama administration that U.S. response to the attack was appropriate; miscommunication caused critics to suspect a coverup 2014 Event The U.S. Supreme Court agrees with a lower court ruling that Google's Street View data collection violated anti-wiretapping laws by capturing personal data from wi-fi networks 2014 Event The International Court of Justice at the U.N. agrees that Japanese whaling is conducted for commercial purposes, not scientific research; Japan accepts the order to cease all whaling activities in the Antarctic 2014 Event After restricting its ties with Cuba since 1996, the European Union agrees to launch negotiations; the talks aim to increase the dialogue on human rights and increase trade and investment between Cuba and the EU 2013 Event Saudi Arabia's government agrees to give Lebanon $3 billion to strengthen Lebanon's army and purchase weapons from France 2013 Event Britain agrees to help Syria destroy over 165 tons of chemical weapons; the stockpile includes substances that could be used to make highly toxic nerve agents 2013 Event Charged with bribing public officials in Argentina between 2005 and 2009, clothing retailer Ralph Lauren agrees to pay $1.6 million to resolve U.S. regulatory and criminal claims 2013 Event Google agrees to settle a privacy lawsuit, paying a $7 million fine over its handling of wireless data from early 2008 until the spring of 2010 2013 Event In preparation for the Scottish independence referendum, the Scottish Government agrees to alter the wording in its referendum because members expressed concerns that it might lead people to vote for it 2012 Event Toyota Motor Corporation agrees to pay $1 billion to settle over a dozen lawsuits related to sudden acceleration 2012 Event U.S. CEO of Oracle Corp, Larry Ellison, agrees to purchase 98 percent of Hawaii's island of Lanai 2012 Event After thousands protest Brett Murray's controversial painting 'The Spear', the gallery that exhibited his painting agrees to take the image of the artwork down from its website 2012 Event Owner of the New Orleans Saints, Tom Benson, agrees to purchase the New Orleans Hornets from the National Basketball Association for an estimated $338 million 2011 Event The Arab League agrees to impose sanctions on Syria due to the nation's continued violent uprising; Syria says the move is 'unprecedented' 2010 Event After a series of delays, Iran agrees to release U.S. hiker Sarah Shourd, arrested in 2009; she is released on bail and permitted to leave the country 2010 Event Saudi Arabia agrees to address security fears with Blackberry; the country determines it will not ban Blackberry instant messaging 2010 Event In response to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, BP agrees to finance a $20 billion fund to compensate those whose livelihood has been damaged 2010 Event German Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees to spread $80 million pounds in savings across four years with her coalition cabinet 2009 Event Slovenia agrees to allow Russia's South Stream gas pipeline to Europe pass through their country 1997 Event Hooters agrees to pay $2 million in discrimination suits 1995 Event Infinity Radio agrees to voluntarily pay $1.7 million to U.S. Treasury 1995 Event New York City agrees to sell it's 2 owned radio stations (WNew York City AM and FM) 1994 Event Sweden agrees to join European Union 1994 Event Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agrees to abolish trade tariffs 1993 Event South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections 1991 Event U.S.S.R. announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War U.S. calls the plan unacceptable 1991 Event U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Joseph Doherty case 1991 Event Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th 1990 Event Expos President Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman 1990 Event Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq 1990 Event U.S.S.R. agrees to withdraw all 73,500 troops from Czechoslovakia by July, 1991 1990 Event U.S.S.R. Communist party agrees to allow opposition political parties 1989 Event Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 mill damages for Bhopol disaster 1988 Event Drexel agrees guilt to security felonies, pays a $650 million fine 1988 Event U.S. agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Org (1st time in 13 yrs) 1988 Event Soviet Union agrees to allow teaching of Hebrew 1988 Event Chilean population agrees at referendum against Pinochet regime 1988 Event Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Fla 1986 Event Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency 1985 Event Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 1985 Event Players' Association agrees to expand LCS from 5 to 7 games 1984 Event IOC agrees to 6-team exhibition baseball tournament in Olympics 1982 Event Tom Seaver agrees to new contract with Mets 1982 Event AT&T agrees to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies 1981 Event Coca-Cola Bottling Co agrees to pump $34 million into black business 1980 Event Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale 1979 Event Rhodesia agrees to new constitution 1975 Event British population agrees to European Common Market membership 1973 Event Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica 1971 Event General Meeting of United Nations agrees to admit China PR 1969 Event Joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL 1969 Event White Rhodesia agrees to race separation 1968 Event North Vietnam agrees to meet U.S. reps to set up preliminary peace talks 1964 Event Baseball agrees to hold a free-agent draft in New York City 1962 Event U.S.S.R. agrees to remove bombers from Cuba, and U.S. lifts blockade 1960 Event U.S.S.R. agrees to stop nuclear testing 1959 Event Israeli Knesset agrees to weapon sales to West-Germany 1958 Event University of Pitts agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates 1954 Event At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam 1946 Event India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles 1946 Event British premier Attlee agrees with India's right to independence 1943 Event Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II 1941 Event New York City Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens 1938 Event Major leagues agrees on standard ball 1938 Event Second Chamber agrees to return Jews to nazi-Germany 1935 Event 60% of voters agrees to nazism in Danzig (Gdansk) 1931 Event Spanish Cortes agrees to separation of Church and State 1931 Event Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status 1931 Event British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday 1929 Event Persia agrees to Litvinov Pact 1927 Event Nicaragua agrees to a U.S. supervised presidential election in 1928 1926 Event U.S. Senate agrees to join World Court 1922 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hours) 1922 Event Vilinus, Lithuania, agrees to separate from Poland 1919 Event Norwegian population agrees to prohibition 1916 Event U.S. Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I 1913 Event President Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexico 1902 Event Australian parliament agrees to female suffrage 1898 Event U.S. Senate agrees to annex Hawaii 1568 Event Holy Roman Emperor agrees to pay tribute to the Sultan for peace
