Queen Victoria took to the throne during her coronation on this day at Westminster Abbey, London.
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Fifty-one concealed immigrants were found dead inside an abandoned truck on the road in San Antonio, Texas.
Mercedes and Benz merged to form the brand name Mercedes-Benz.
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.
The final draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the final 'Committee of the Whole' Congress.
Labor Day became an official US holiday.