2015 Event New U.S. rules loosening trade restrictions with Cuba go into effect today, including permission to sell instruments, tools, equipment and supplies to private businesses; U.S. banks will also be given greater freedom to transact with Cuban banks 2014 Event Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been denied permission to travel to the mainland; the men sought to fly to Beijing to present their grievances to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang 2014 Event Russia sends roughly 215 trucks of humanitarian supplies into Ukraine without permission from Kiev; the truck contents were inspected by neither Ukrainian officials nor Red Cross members as agreed to by Ukraine and Russia, but Kiev did not protest 2014 Event Over 250 Russian trucks enter embattled eastern Ukraine without permission to deliver humanitarian aid; NATO questions the true intent of the convoy, claiming that Russia has used deceptive 'aid' convoys in other conflicts 2014 Event Indian athletes are granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their nation's flag; the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended when Indian officials were accused of corruption in 2012 2013 Event Seven years after Apple Inc. submitted its request to sell their iPhone under the name "iPhone" in Brazil, regulators denied their request, favoring IBG Electronica, who filed for the trademark in 2000, and was granted permission in 2008 2011 Event The U.S. is granted permission by North Korea to search for remains of American soliders killed during the Korean War 1968 Event Canadians must get government permission to export silver 1967 Event White Sox given permission to use semi-DH in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game) 1962 Event Charlie Finley is denied permission to move A's to Dallas-Ft. Worth 1946 Event NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA 1943 Event Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core 1941 Event Germans invade Dubno Poland, giving permission to Ukrainians to do whatever they want to 12,000 Jews living there 1936 Birthday Bekim Fehmiu, actor, Black Sunday, Permission to Kill, Cagliostro 1794 Event Empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev 1787 Event Jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups
