Emperor Gia Long unified Vietnam by conquering Hanoi.
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The British House of Commons passed the Slavery Abolition Act.
Funai Electric announced that the world's last VCR would be manufactured this month.
33-year-old Katharine Lee Bates wrote the famous song 'America the Beautiful.'
American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer admitted to murdering 17 people.
Japan published the first print of the world's most popular manga-comic series, 'One Piece.'
