Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was laid to rest in Detroit as thousands turned up to pay tributes.
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British explorer Henry Hudson discovered Delaware Bay.
Nature magazine published findings of a 3.8-million-year-old skull found in Ethiopia, which questioned our previous theories of human evolution.
The Slave Abolition Act was passed and came into effect the following year on August 1.
Saturn's moon, Enceladus, was discovered by William Herschel.
Sandwich restaurant Subway was founded in Bridgeport, Connecticut, US.
