Henry Ford and 12 investors incorporated the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan.
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The longest papal reign began when Pope Pius IX was elected.
Ghostbusters II was released in 2,410 movie theaters across the US.
Glenn Curtis sold the first airplane in the US for just $5,000.
The US executed an innocent 14-year-old African American teen for the murder of two white girls.
Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, was released in the US.
