George Bruce received the first US design patents for typefaces and bordering.
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Facebook's parent company, Meta, laid off 11,000 employees amid a weak advertising market.
The first sustained flight of over five minutes was achieved and traveled three miles in the process.
The Mayflower, filled with Puritan Pilgrims, spotted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
In San Diego, California, SeaWorld announced that it would phase out its orca shows following protests.
The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.
