2014 Event Russia makes assurances that the country will not invade Ukraine in its efforts to resolve the dispute over its annexation of Crimea 2013 Event Macy's loses its dispute with JC Penney; JC Penney wins the right to sell unbranded housewares designed by Martha Stewart in its stores 2013 Event China reports it will open the South China Sea's Paracel Islands to tourism before the May Day holiday. Vietnam voices strong opposition this move, as ownership of the Islands is in dispute 2013 Event The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, asserts he will have the International Court of Justice in The Hague solve the border dispute between Bolivia and Chile 2012 Event Patent law disputes between Samsung and Apple deadlock as the dispute addresses valuation of each other's patents 2012 Event Yahoo and Facebook agree to settle a patent dispute, dropping lawsuits against each other and now forming an advertising and content-sharing alliance that expands an existing partnership between the two companies 2011 Event Australia's Qantas airlines and its unions are ordered to settle their industrial dispute within 21 days 2011 Event A lockout causes the Australia's Qantas airlines to ground its entire fleet while it handles the ongoing industrial dispute 2011 Event In Australia, thousands of Toyota workers go on strike over a pay dispute 2010 Event Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia, visits the Kuril Islands, the subject of a dispute with Japan 2010 Event In a dispute over the use of rare earth metals, China cancels a meeting with Japan and South Korea 1990 Event U.S. Ambassador tells Iraq, U.S. won't take sides in Iraq - Kuwait dispute 1988 Event Jury awards Valerie Harper $1.6 M in dispute over TV series 1980 Event Honduras and El Salvador settle their boundary dispute 1980 Event Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins 1970 Event Players and management end labor dispute up minimum salary to $12,000 1969 Event Violent Chinese-Russian border dispute 1965 Event U.S. - Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute 1960 Event Broadway theaters close, labor dispute between owners and Actors Equity 1930 Event Boqueron battle ends Paraguay border dispute 1915 Event Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season 1871 Event English - U.S. treaty ends Alabama dispute 1861 Event West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg 1839 Event Aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine and New Brunswick 1834 Event President Jackson orders 1st use of U.S. troops to suppress a labor dispute 1496 Event England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders
