Toyota Motor Corporation was founded after operating as a division of Toyoda Automatic Looms for six years.
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The Slave Abolition Act was passed and came into effect the following year on August 1.
Sandwich restaurant Subway was founded in Bridgeport, Connecticut, US.
An F5 max rating tornado smashed through Plainfield, Illinois, killing 29 people, injuring 353, and causing $165 million in damages.
Saturn's moon, Enceladus, was discovered by William Herschel.
The Battle of Wofla between the Turkish and Portuguese occurred.