2015 Event Two art works set world records at a Christie's auction in New York, with Pablo Picasso's painting 'Women of Algiers Version O' selling for $160 million and Alberto Giacometti's sculpture 'Pointing Man' selling for $141.3 million 2014 Event Microsoft Corp today begins selling a fitness tracking armband called Microsoft Band that links to a free web-based tracking app; the software will work across iOS and Android platforms in addition to Windows 2014 Event Six people are arrested in Taiwan for selling contaminated lard products to restaurants, manufacturers and food suppliers; the 'lard' included discarded kitchen oil and leather manufacturing grease 2014 Event Forbes Media, controlled by the Forbes family, is selling a majority interest in the business to Integrated Whale Media Investments, based in Hong Kong; the deal is expected to provide Forbes with greater international exposure 2014 Event Donald Sterling, L.A. Clippers owner, is banned for life after reports of his racist comments; a new CEO will be appointed, and other team owners are encouraged to pressure Sterling into selling; many parties have already expressed interest 2014 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, Inc., announces that the company will begin selling its luxury electric cars in China this month 2014 Event U.S. Girl Scout Katie Francis breaks the record for selling cookies for the organization's annual fundraiser, selling 18,107 boxes over a seven-week period 2014 Event Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra will begin selling the e2o, an electric car, in Bhutan for about $11,300; vehicle exhaust is causing air pollution problems in Bhutan that threaten the country's tourist-dependent economy 2014 Event Google sells Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for $2.91 billion after purchasing it three years ago for $12.5 billion, and selling off it's cable-box division for $2.4 billion 2013 Event JPMorgan Chase tentatively settles on paying $13 billion to the U.S. Department of Justice for its role in selling bad mortgage loans to investors, which added to the Suprime mortgage crisis 2012 Event After a case of mad cow disease is reported in South Korea, retailers cease selling U.S. beef 2012 Event China announces its plan to phase-out the practice of taking and selling organs from executed prisoners 2011 Event Acting on a lawsuit filed by Apple, Inc., a court in Dusseldorf, Germany orders Samsung to stop selling its new tablet computer, Galaxy Tab 2011 Event A 450 year-old painting by Titian of the Madonna and Child sets a record at Sotheby's, selling for $16.9 million 2004 Death Alexandra Scott, young philanthropist, raised over $700,000 for cancer research in 4 years by selling lemonade, dies at 8 1997 Event FBI agent Earl Pitts pleads guilty to selling secrets to Russia 1995 Event Howard Stern's 2nd book "Miss America" released (fastest selling ever) 1992 Event 5 New York City cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine 1992 Event Florida Marlins begin selling tickets 1992 Event Score begins selling international soccer cards 1990 Event Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obsenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records 1989 Event Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison 1987 Event Chrysler pleads no contest to selling driven vehicles as new 1985 Event Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players 1985 Event Coca-Cola Co announces it will resume selling old formula Coke 1983 Birthday Michelle Branch, born in Sedona, Arizona, singer, songwriter, guitarist, top selling albums, 'The Spirit Room', 'Hotel Paper', Grammy-nominated single, 'Leave the Pieces' 1980 Event British Leyland starts selling Mini Metro 1977 Event Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets 1973 Event Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 and $10 silver coins) 1972 Event "Selling of the President" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 5 performances 1972 Event "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 5 performances 1970 Event Decca awards Bing Crosby a 2nd platinum disc for selling 300 million 1968 Event U.S. Mint stops buying and selling gold 1967 Event New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day) 1966 Event Scott Paper begins selling paper dresses for $1 1957 Birthday Ian Stanley, born in High Wycombe, England, Ian Christopher Stanley, keyboardist, musician, songwriter, record producer, member of Tears for Fears band, made multi-platinum selling album 'Songs from the Big Chair' 1942 Birthday Joe McGinniss, Rye, New York, author, Selling of President 1968 1942 Event Bing Crosby records "White Christmas," greatest selling record to date 1942 Event Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo" 1941 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt bans selling benzine/gasoline to Japan 1901 Event King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades 1887 Event Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California and starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) 1861 Event Confederacy starts selling postage stamps 1823 Event Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs) 1782 Event Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies
