Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was laid to rest in Detroit as thousands turned up to pay tributes.
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Saturn's moon, Enceladus, was discovered by William Herschel.
Caleb Bradham's beverage 'Brad's Drink' was renamed 'Pepsi-Cola.'
The Battle of Wofla between the Turkish and Portuguese occurred.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
Half a million people in South East England were left without electricity.