2010 Event Tengzhong's bid to purchase Hummer from General Motors is rejected by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China 2010 Event The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced foreign direct investment into China has risen for the sixth consecutive month, up $8.3 billion year-on-year 2009 Event U.S. Commerce Department imposes high anti-dumping tariffs up to 99% on imports of Chinese tubular goods 1996 Death Ron Brown, Secretary of Commerce, dies in an accident 1995 Death Rachid Mimouni, author, teacher at Ecole superieure du commerce, Algiers, wrote 'La Malediction', dies of hepatitis in Paris, France, at age 49 1991 Event Bank of Credit and Commerce International divests itself of 1st American Bank 1990 Event 5 Bank of Credit and Commerce members found guilty of money 1990 Event 2 Bank of Credit and Commerce members plea guilty to money laundering 1987 Death Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, dies of internal injuries 1978 Event Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female 1973 Event Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby 1973 Event M T Ghani scores 104 on FC debut for Commerce Bank (Pak) age 44 1967 Event At 11 AM, Census Clock at Department of Commerce ticks past 200 million 1945 Birthday Rachid Mimouni, born in Boudouaou, Algeria, author, teacher at Ecole superieure du commerce, Algiers, wrote 'La Malediction' 1940 Birthday R S Burman, CEO, Association of British Chambers of Commerce 1935 Event U.S. - Russian commerce treaty takes effect 1931 Birthday Norman Mineta, born in San Jose, California, Representative-R-California 1975 - 1995, U.S. Secretary of Commerce 2000 - 2001, U.S. Secretary of Transportation 2001 - 2006 1927 Event Interstate Commerce Commission transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone 1926 Event Air Commerce Act passes 1926 Event Congress passes Air Commerce Act, licensing of pilots and planes 1924 Event Hague Chambers of Commerce forms 1922 Birthday Malcolm Baldrige, Conn, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1981 - 1987 1922 Event Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover convenes 1st National Radio Conference 1916 Event Keating-Owen Act (child labor banned from interstate commerce) 1914 Event Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce 1914 Event U.S. signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia 1913 Event Department of Commerce and Labor split into separate departments 1910 Event Germany and Bolivia ends commerce/friendship treaty 1908 Birthday Maurice Stans, born in Shaokopee, Minnesota, Maurice Hubert Stans, President Richard Nixon's finance chairmen, acquitted in Watergate, U.S. Deputy Postmaster General 1955 - 57, U.S. Secretary of Commerce 1969 - 1972 1906 Event Oscar Straus, 1st Jewish government member, appointed Secretary of Commerce 1904 Event Dali Lama signs treaty allowing British commerce in Tibet 1903 Event U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor forms 1901 Event Congress creates National Bureau of Standards, in Department of Commerce 1887 Event Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads 1851 Event San Francisco Chamber of Commerce starts 1836 Birthday Joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies 1824 Event Interstate commerce comes under federal control 1786 Event Annapolis Convention to determine interstate commerce 1783 Event Sweden and U.S. sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce 1774 Event Boston Port Bill passes, British close port of Boston to all commerce on June 1st 1774 1768 Event 1st U.S. Chamber of Commerce forms (New York City)
