John B. Meyenberg from St. Louis, Missouri, patented powdered milk.
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The world's largest luxury goods corporation, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), bought jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion.
The Treaty of Granada was signed, marking the end of the Grenada War, which started in 1482.
The US had its first sword-swallowing performance in New York City.
The Netherlands granted Suriname independence, and has since been celebrated as Suriname Independence Day.
President John F. Kennedy's funeral was held in Washington, D.C.
