Event:
H.J. Heinz Co and Kraft Foods Group Inc. will merge to form the third-largest global food company, Kraft Heinz Co.; the merger will be financed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Jorge Paulo Lemann's 3G Capital
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1964 Kennedy half-dollar issued
1937 National Gallery of Art established by Congress
1930 Planet Pluto named
1898 1st automobile sold
