2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi make progress in the areas of defense and nuclear trade; the countries plan to cooperate on defense issues, military manufacturing initiatives and nuclear power development 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 A series of hidden online markets are taken down after raids by U.S. and European authorities and the arrest of 17 people; the markets were used to secretly trade illegal goods 2014 Event One World Trade Center opens today, 13 years after terrorists destroyed the twin towers of the original World Trade Center; the tower is one of 5 to be built on the same site and, at 1,773 feet high, is now the tallest building in the United States 2014 Event The World Trade Organization upheld its November decision to continue banning European imports of seal products on the grounds of concern for the suffering of the hunted animals; the WTO is also reexamining its exception for indigenous hunters 2014 Event Unidentified remains of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack are put to rest in a private depository next to the museum at the World Trade Center Memorial site; the remains will not be accessible or viewable to the public 2014 Event Mobile photo sharing app Snapchat settles with the Federal Trade Commission after acknowledging that it falsely claimed that data sent through the app would disappear rather than form a permanent record, creating user privacy violations 2014 Event The U.S. and Japan have made progress in their joint efforts on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement; though an agreement has not been reached, both nations are interested in continuing negotiations 2014 Event The world's largest banana company is created as the Irish fruit company Fyffes merges with U.S. company Chiquita; the new company, ChiquitaFyffes, will trade on the New York Stock Exchange 2014 Event G-20 nations discuss ending stimulus efforts in economically advanced nations while planning ways to increase global trade and employment opportunities to achieve global GDP growth 2014 Event After restricting its ties with Cuba since 1996, the European Union agrees to launch negotiations; the talks aim to increase the dialogue on human rights and increase trade and investment between Cuba and the EU 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 U.S. growth in imports outpaces its growth in exports, causing the U.S. trade deficit to widen 8.5% during the month of April 2013 Event Brazilian Roberto Azevedo is named the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization; he assumes the position September 1, 2013 2013 Event The Arms Trade Treaty, the first-ever bill to regulate the global trade in conventional weapons, is passed by the U.N. General Assembly 2013 Event Australian diplomat Peter Woolcott's draft for the first-ever treaty to regulate the conventional arms trade is discussed by members of the United Nations 2013 Event Bankrupt carrier, American Airlines and U.S. Airways merge, forming the world's largest air carrier, to trade under the name, American Airlines 2012 Event The U.S. House of Representatives votes to end the Jackson-Vanik amendment from 1974, which was intended to effect U.S. trade relations with Communist countries 2012 Event In Greece, trade unions call a general strike as they continue their protest against austerity measures 2012 Event France O'Grady is appointed the first female General Secretary by Britain's Trade Union Congress 2012 Event The nearly finished One World Trade Center overtakes the Empire State Building as the tallest building in New York City 2012 Event In Portugal, trade unions hold a 24-hour strike to protest austerity measures 2011 Event China reports its trade surplus for January is $6.5 billion; the figure is less than expected 2010 Event A free trade accord between India and Malaysia is announced; it would become effective July 2011 2010 Event China's largest fair, Canton Fair, opens and is closely watched as it is the barometer of the country's trade and economic development 2010 Event The U.S. House of Representatives imposes trade sanctions against China, which is believed to be undervaluing the yuan 2010 Event Trade unions in France launch a round of strikes in response to President Sarkozy's plan to lift the pension age to 62 2010 Event India is crippled as trade unions declare a general strike to protest a hike in fuel prices 2010 Event After South Korea's ROKS Cheonan ship is sunk by North Korea, South Korea cuts off trade with North Korea and announces North Korean ships will no longer be allowed to use South Korean waters 2009 Event Cuban and Venezuelan leaders sign over $3.2 billion worth of trade and cooperation agreements 2007 Event Vietnam becomes the 150th member of the World Trade Organization 2005 Event Sony's PlayStation 3 makes it's debut at the E3 trade show 1998 Event Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3M and 4 minor leaguers 1998 Event World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life 1997 Event Boston Red Sox trade Mike Stanley back to the New York Yankees 1997 Event San Diego Padres trade Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels 1997 Event Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of world trade center bombing goes on trial 1997 Event A's trade Mark McGwire to St. Louis Cardinals07940601 1997 Event Indians trade Lofton and Embree to Braves for Grissom and Justice 1996 Death Anne Bolt, photo-journalist/trade unionist, dies at 84 1996 Death George Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76 1996 Death Andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator, dies at 45 1996 Death Dick Pickering, trade unionist, dies at 54 1996 Death David Bowman, trade unionist, dies at 82 1996 Death Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist, dies at 80 1995 Death Harold Francis Collison, trade unionist, dies at 84 1995 Death Harry McLevy, trade unionist, dies at 59 1995 Death June Rosemary Fisher, teacher/trade unionist, dies at 66 1995 Death Sam McCluskie, trade unionist, dies at 63 1994 Death Pieter Zaanen, architect (Musical Trade scholarship, Amsterdam), dies 1994 Event CD-councillor H Selhorst arrested for hard-drugs trade 1994 Event 4 Arab terrorist founded guilty of bombing the World Trade Center 1994 Event President Bill Clinton lifts U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam 1994 Event Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agrees to abolish trade tariffs 1994 Event North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect 1993 Event A's trade Rickey Henderson to Blue Jays 1993 Event 2nd tallest building in world, New York City World Trade Center bombed, 7 die 1993 Event 12 member European Economic Community sets up vast free trade zone 1992 Event Mets trade David Cone to Toronto for Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson 1992 Event Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to Phoenix Suns 1992 Event New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent 1992 Death Marinus Ruppert, Dutch trade union leader (CNV), dies at 80 1992 Event Europe breaks down trade barriers 1991 Event NHL New York Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier 1990 Event Expos trade Tim Raines to White Sox for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones 1990 Event Blue Jays trade F McGriff and T Fernandez to SD for R Alomar and J Carter 1990 Event New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt 1989 Death Andre Kloos, Dut trade union leader (NVV)/chairman (VARA), dies at 67 1989 Event Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to Mets 1989 Event White Sox trade Harold Baines to Rangers for Scott Fletcher and Sam Sosa 1989 Event Yankees trade Rickey Henderson to A's for Plunk, Cadaret and Polonia 1989 Event Mariners trade Mark Langston to Montreal for Randy Johnson 1988 Event Canadian Senate OK's free trade pact; with US 1988 Event Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers 1988 Event Israel and China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations 1988 Event Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles Kings for $15-$20 millions 1988 Event Mulroney and Reagan sign Canada-U.S. free trade agreement 1987 Event Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to A's for 3 minor leaguers 1987 Event Reagan lifts trade boycott against Poland 1987 Event Expos trade Jeff Reardon to Twins for Neal Heaton 1986 Event Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson 1986 Event Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson 1986 Event European Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade 1985 Event Yankees trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro 1985 Event Cards trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to Giants for Jack Clark 1984 Event A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo 1984 Event Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher 1984 Event Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner 1983 Event Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut 1983 Event Cards trade Keith Hernandez to Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey 1983 Death August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 1982 Event U.S. imposes sanctions against Poland for banning Solidarity trade union 1982 Event Ozzie Smith for Garry Templeton trade finally goes through 1982 Event Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A's breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey) 1981 Event Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to Angels for Frank Tanana and Joe Rudi 1980 Event CTUC, Commonwealth Trade Union Council, established 1979 Event Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players 1978 Event Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin 1978 Event Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis 1978 Event European market and China signs trade agreement 1978 Event A's trade Vida Blue to Giants for 7 players and $390,000 1978 Event Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award) 1977 Event Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Rangers for John Poloni and cash 1977 Event New York Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry 1977 Event George Willig climbs New York City World Trade Center 1977 Event Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner 1976 Event Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 to A's for manager Chuck Tanner 1976 Event Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman 1976 Event A's trade prospective free agents Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman, to Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell 1975 Event Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich 1975 Event U.S. lightens trade embargo against Cuba 1975 Event Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabber and Walt Wesley to LA for 4 players 1975 Event U.S.S.R. breaks trade agreement with US 1974 Event Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May 1974 Event Cubs trade Billy Williams to A's for Manny Trillo, Knowles and Locker 1974 Event Yankees trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds 1974 Event Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr. J" Erving to New York Nets 1974 Event Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline and Buskey to Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow and Upshaw 1974 Event Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in New York City (110 stories) 1973 Event West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czechoslovakia 1973 Event Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade 1973 Event Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall 1973 Event Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris 1973 Event San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell 1973 Event New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis 1973 Event ABA Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to New York Nets 1973 Event Yankees trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer 1972 Event Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels 1972 Event Yankees trade Ellis, Torres and Spikes to Indians for Nettles and Moses 1972 Event Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash 1972 Death Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 1972 Event Mets trade Ken Singleton to Expos for Rusty Staub 1972 Event Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle 1972 Event Lopsided trade, Cards trade Steve Carlton to Phillies for Rick Wise 1971 Event U.S. ends ban on China trade 1970 Event NY World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m) 1970 Event Quebec separatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross 1970 Event Milwaukee Brewers make their 1st trade (with Oakland A's) 1969 Event Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Royals 1968 Event Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love and Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson 1968 Event Philadelphia 76'ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to Los Angeles Lakers 1968 Event Japanese Trade and Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco 1968 Event World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi 1967 Birthday Randi Ingerman, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Trade Winds 1966 Event A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith 1964 Event Plans for World Trade Center announced (New York City) 1962 Event President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs 1960 Event West Germany signs trade agreement with East Germany 1960 Event Cleveland Indians trade Rocky Colavito to Tigers for Harvey Kuenn 1960 Event Dutch communist trade union EVC'58 disbands 1960 Event European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm 1959 Event Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri 1959 Event NFL trade, Chicago Cards trade Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players 1959 Event Chicago Cards trade running back Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players 1957 Event Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for San Francisco Seals-franchises only, not the players 1957 Event Yankees trade Billy Martin and Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran 1957 Event Yankees involved in Copacabana Incident, leads to Billy Martin trade 1957 Event Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises 1956 Event Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires 1956 Event World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Francisco 1955 Event Poland and Yugoslavia sign trade agreement 1955 Event U.S. federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO 1954 Event Yankees trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal 1954 Event Belgium ends trade agreement with U.S.S.R. 1953 Event Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen 1953 Death Dylan Thomas, author-poet (Adv in skin trade), dies in New York at 39 1951 Birthday Andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator 1949 Event White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox 1949 Event A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton 1949 Event Yankees trade Joe Gordon to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds 1949 Birthday George Willig, stuntman, climbed World Trade Center in 1977 1948 Event General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade effective 1947 Event U.S.S.R. and Czechoslovakia sign trade agreement 1945 Event World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member 1945 Birthday Rodney Bickerstaffe, trade unionist 1944 Birthday John Edmonds, British trade unionist 1943 Event Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps and cash 1943 Death Beatrice Webb, sociologist, reformer, economist, co-authored 'History of Trade Unionism', 1894, co-founder of 'New Statesman' magazine, dies at age 85, in Liphook, England 1943 Birthday Harry Conroy, trade unionist 1942 Death Eduard C "Edo" Fimmen, Dutch trade union leader, dies at 61 1942 Birthday Dick Pickering, trade unionist 1940 Birthday Jimmy Knapp, trade unionist 1940 Birthday Hector MacKenzie, trade unionist 1940 Birthday Ron Santo, shortstop, Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade 1940 Event German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church) 1939 Birthday Daniel Oliver, born in New York City, CEO, Federal Trade Commission 1939 Event Belgian premier signs Burgos-treaty for trade relations with Franco 1937 Event Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yankees release Tony Lazzeri 1937 Birthday Alice Mahon, born in Halifax, England, trade unionist, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Halifax 1987 - 2005 1937 Event U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign trade treaty 1937 Birthday Alan Tuffin, trade union leader 1936 Birthday Harry McLevy, trade Unionist 1936 Birthday Bill Jordan, British trade unionist 1933 Event U.S. recognizes U.S.S.R., opens trade 1933 Birthday Alan Tuffin, trade union leader 1933 Event World Trade Day/National Maritime Day 1st celebrated 1933 Event Italy and U.S.S.R. sign trade agreement 1933 Event In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions 1932 Event Cards trade Jim Bottomley to Reds for Estel Crabtree and Ownie Carroll 1932 Event British government signs trade treaty with U.S.S.R. 1932 Event British government signs trade agreement with Soviet Union 1932 Birthday Sam McCluskie, trade unionist 1932 Death Roosje Vos, Dutch trade union leader, dies at 71 1932 Death Roses Fox, Trade union leader, dies at 71 1932 Event Dutch textile strike broken by trade unions 1931 Birthday Roy Evans, general sect, British Iron and Steel Trade Confederation 1931 Event Poland and U.S.S.R. sign friendship and trade treaty 1930 Birthday Clayton K. Yeutter, Nebraska, U.S. trade rep/Republican National chairman 1930 Birthday John Daly, British trade union leader 1929 Birthday June Rosemary Fisher, teacher/trade unionist 1929 Event 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center, electric light 1928 Birthday Reubin Askew, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Reubin O'Donovan Askew, politician, Democratic Party, Governor of Florida 1971 - 1979, U.S. Trade Representative 1979 - 1981 1927 Death Charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies 1927 Birthday Martin Walser, born in Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany, writer, 1998 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade winner, known for 'Runaway Horse', famous for describing conflicts his anti-heroes have in stories and novels 1927 Birthday Ron Todd, British trade unionist 1926 Event Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring 1926 Event French and German trade agreement signed 1926 Birthday David Oliver Williams, trade unionist, COHSE 1925 Event Netherlands and Germany sign trade agreement 1925 Event German-Russian trade agreement signed 1925 Birthday Anthony Christopher, British trade unionist 1924 Event Dutch and Hungary trade treaty signed 1924 Event British-German trade agreement signed 1924 Event French-Russian trade agreement signed 1924 Event French-German trade agreement signed 1924 Event British-Russian trade agreement signed 1924 Event German and Turkish friendship/trade treaty signed 1922 Birthday Jack Boddy, British trade union leader 1922 Birthday Andre Kloos, Dutch trade union leader, NVV/VARA 1922 Event Russian-Italian trade agreement signed 1922 Event Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam 1920 Birthday George Ernest Leslie, trade union official 1920 Birthday William Simpson, British trade union leader 1919 Birthday Antoon J. Hubben, Dutch mayor and trade union leader 1919 Event Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert 1918 Event Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000 1918 Event Dodgers trade Casey Stengel and Cutshaw to Pitts for Grimes and Mamaux 1917 Event Dutch Social-democratic trade union NVV counts 159,450 members 1916 Event Bishop speak against Catholics in trade unions 1916 Event Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds 1915 Event Federal Trade Commission organizes 1915 Birthday Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist 1914 Event Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce 1913 Birthday Jack Jones, British trade unionist, CH 1913 Birthday David Bowman, trade unionist 1912 Birthday Minoru Yamasaki, architect, World Trade Center, New York 1912 Birthday Anne Bolt, photo-journalist/trade unionist 1911 Birthday Marinus Ruppert, Dutch chairman, CNV, trade union leader 1909 Birthday Harold Francis Collison, trade Unionist 1909 Event Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps 1906 Event China prohibits opium trade 1905 Event General Trade journal publishes 1st Dutch photo (train accident) 1904 Event Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to New York club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913) 1904 Birthday Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet, Trade Wind-Nobel 1974 1898 Birthday Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist 1892 Birthday Karel L Baars, Dutch actor, White Slaves Trade 1867 Event Tokyo opens for foreign trade 1866 Birthday Lambertus Zijl, sculptor, Trade scholarship 1858 Event Netherlands and Japan sign trade agreement 1858 Birthday Beatrice Webb, born in Gloucester, England, sociologist, reformer, economist, co-authored 'History of Trade Unionism', 1894, co-founder of 'New Statesman' magazine 1853 Event Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan 1850 Event Slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue 1838 Birthday Randal Cremer, born in Britain, trade unionist, pacifist, Nobel 1903 1830 Event General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam 1828 Event 1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad) 1827 Event Dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java 1826 Event Dutch Business Me gets monopoly on opium trade in Java/Madura 1826 Event Siam/England sign trade/peace treaty 1824 Event England and Netherlands sign a trade agreement 1811 Event President Madison prohibits trade with Britain for 3rd time in 4 years 1807 Event British Parliament abolishes slave trade 1807 Event Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 1806 Event Decree of Berlin: Emperor Napoleon I bans all trade with England 1792 Event Denmark abolishes slave trade 1788 Event English parliament accepts abolishing of slave trade 1786 Event England and France sign trade agreement 1785 Event Prussia signs trade agreement with US 1784 Event 1st U.S. ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from New York 1778 Event City Amsterdam signs trade agreement with U.S. rebels 1775 Event Poland and Prussia sign trade agreement 1749 Event English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post 1734 Event England and Russia sign trade agreement 1725 Event Spain and Austria sign trade treaty 1714 Event Spain and Netherlands sign peace/trade agreement 1668 Event Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade 1654 Event England and Denmark sign trade agreement 1654 Event England and Sweden sign trade agreement 1557 Event 1st Russian Embassy opens in London, Russia and U.S. sign trade agreement 1536 Event France and Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel 1507 Event England and Netherlands sign trade agreement 1506 Event Philip of Bourgondy and England sign trade agreement 1503 Event Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) found (Spain) to deal with American affairs
