The world’s largest luxury goods corporation, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), bought jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion.
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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.
The crew aboard the International Space Station celebrated Thanksgiving.
USPTO received a trademark for the Kleenex brand name.
The Treaty of Granada was signed, marking the end of the Grenada War, which started in 1482.
