Mercedes and Benz merged to form the brand name Mercedes-Benz.
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Queen Victoria took to the throne during her coronation on this day at Westminster Abbey, London.
The third-strongest recorded earthquake in US history happened in Southern California.
A Neolithic trackway dating to 2300 B.C. was uncovered in a nondescript field in Suffolk, on the east coast of England, thanks to a power company.
New York City Police raided Stonewall Inn gay bar and handled patrons and employees roughly.
The Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy premiered in the US.
