Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was laid to rest in Detroit as thousands turned up to pay tributes.
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17-year-old Neville Ebbin was riding his electric cycle down a stretch of road in Bermuda when he was hit and killed by a taxi driver named Willard Manders.
Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
Forty-three people were killed in the Detroit Riots, one of the worst riots in US history.
The mayor of Flint, Michigan, declared a state of emergency over contaminated water.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first place in the US to add fluoride to its water supply in a bid to improve oral health.
