Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was laid to rest in Detroit as thousands turned up to pay tributes.
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Caleb Bradham's beverage 'Brad's Drink' was renamed 'Pepsi-Cola.'
Matt Vogel became the new voice for Kermit the Frog.
Nature magazine published findings of a 3.8-million-year-old skull found in Ethiopia, which questioned our previous theories of human evolution.
Saturn's moon, Enceladus, was discovered by William Herschel.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial.