Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was laid to rest in Detroit as thousands turned up to pay tributes.
Source
Half a million people in South East England were left without electricity.
Toyota Motor Corporation was founded after operating as a division of Toyoda Automatic Looms for six years.
The Slave Abolition Act was passed and came into effect the following year on August 1.
Tokyo celebrated the country's first LGBTQ+ pride parade.
An F5 max rating tornado smashed through Plainfield, Illinois, killing 29 people, injuring 353, and causing $165 million in damages.
