2015 Event The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves net neutrality rules, which guarantee equal Internet access to all users; broadband companies had been seeking the ability to sell faster access to certain customers while slowing access for others 2015 Event RadioShack, the U.S. electronics retailer founded in 1921, files for bankruptcy; the company plans to sell up to half of its stores to Sprint and close the remainder 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 Bruce Levenson will sell his stake in the Atlanta Hawks after stating earlier this week that he sent a racially biased email two years ago; Levenson is freely following the path of Don Sterling, who was forced to sell the Clippers for similar reasons 2014 Event Sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer has gone through, despite attempts by former owner Donald Sterling to stop the transaction; Sterling was forced to sell after being banned from the NBA for his racist remarks 2014 Event Toyota is seeking to sell fuel-cell vehicles in the U.S. but must receive an exemption from certain safety requirements to do so; Toyota states that its car meets safety requirements through a different mechanism than that specified in the rules 2014 Event Shelly Sterling, Donald Sterling's wife and co-owner of the L.A. Clippers, plans to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion; the sale depends on approval from the NBA and Donald 2014 Event Italian officials announce that many of the country's public assets will be sold in an effort to reduce the country's debt; plans to sell part of the nation's air traffic control and postal services have already been approved 2014 Event 21st Century Fox, Inc. is seeking to sell its European pay TV assets to its BSkyB unit; this will enhance BSkyB's standing as a pay TV company while divesting Fox of its non-core business; such a deal must still receive regulatory approval 2014 Event German design company Art+Com sues Google, claiming the Internet company infringed on its patented spatial mapping technology by incorporating its features into Google Earth; Art+Com offered to sell the patent to Google in 2006 but wasn't satisfied with Google's offer 2014 Event Apple releases earnings for the fourth quarter of 2013; its stock price drops eight percent because they sold 51 million iPhones, falling short of analyst expectations that they would sell 55 million iPhones 2013 Event At a World Trade Organization meeting, a trade agreement called the Bali Package is reached; the agreement will lower global trade barriers and will simplify trade deals to better enable poorer states in Bali, Indonesia to sell their goods 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 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 2012 Event Lehman Brothers exits its bankruptcy protection, making it free to sell remaining assets and distribute its funds to creditors 2012 Event Elizabeth Taylor's collection of artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas sell for over 13.7 million pounds at Christie's in London 2010 Event Russia announces its plan to sell Iran S-300 ground-to-air missiles, claiming that new U.N. sanctions do not cover stationary air defense weaponry 2010 Event The trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich begins today; Blagovich faces corruption charges regarding his alleged attempt to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat 1995 Event New York City agrees to sell it's 2 owned radio stations (WNew York City AM and FM) 1990 Event Notre Dame becomes 1st team to sell its game to a major network (NBC) 1986 Event Johnson and Johnson announces it no longer sell capsule drugs 1984 Event Calvin Griffith signs letter of intent to sell ownership of Twins 1984 Event Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets to keep Twins in Minnesota Twins sell 51,863 tickets but only 6,346 fans show up for the game 1980 Event Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale 1977 Event A's sell pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Rangers for $400,000 1973 Event Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies 1973 Event Phillies sell infielder-outfielder Cesar Tovar to the Texas Rangers 1969 Event Joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL 1969 Event Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar 1958 Event Indians minority stockholders sell their stock to William Delay 1958 Event Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers 1956 Event Dodgers sell Ebbets Field to a real estate group They agree to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961 1953 Event 1st department store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Illinois 1953 Event Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St. Louis Browns for $2,475M 1951 Event Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the Yankees for $50,000 1947 Event Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for 3 years 1947 Event Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pirates (for $25-35,000) 1935 Event A's sell Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox for $150,000 1935 Event White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Tigers for $75,000 1925 Event Canadians allow to sell beer 1920 Event Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York Yankees 1917 Event Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000 1887 Event Huntsville Electric Co forms to sell electricity 1887 Event Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000 1842 Death John Sell Cotman, landscape painter, dies 1802 Event English sell Suriname to Dutch 1797 Event Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil! 1785 Event Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers 1782 Birthday John Sell Cotman, water color artist 1647 Event Scots agree to sell King Charles I to English Parliament for 40 pounds 1647 Event Scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament 1626 Event Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons
