Event:
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank
More Notable Events on April 1:
1991 Iran releases British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years
1991 U.S. minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour
1986 World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel
1982 U.S. formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama
1748 Ruins of Pompeii found
