The state of Vermont became the first to abolish adult slavery after declaring the Constitution of Vermont.
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Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the city of Naga while giving a speech.
The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence occurred.
'Inception,' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, premiered in London, England.
The US Federal Trademark Act began, which allowed authorization of Trademarks.
The Island Express train derailed on the Peruman Bridge in India.
