USPTO received a trademark for the Kleenex brand name.
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The UK approved the first American patent.
The US had its first sword-swallowing performance in New York City.
The romantic comedic opera 'Marta' premiered in Vienna by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.
The crew aboard the International Space Station celebrated Thanksgiving.
A deadly cyclone struck east India killing over 300,000 people and destroying 20,000 ships.
