The US had its first sword-swallowing performance in New York City.
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The UK approved the first American patent.
The crew aboard the International Space Station celebrated Thanksgiving.
The world's largest luxury goods corporation, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), bought jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion.
President John F. Kennedy's funeral was held in Washington, D.C.
The Treaty of Granada was signed, marking the end of the Grenada War, which started in 1482.