Legend Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” smashed the charts reaching #1.
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American singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone died at 70 from breast cancer.
The first vice president of the United States, John Adams, was sworn in.
The Apollo 16 lunar module landed on the surface of the Moon.
Fashion store Forever 21 was founded in Los Angeles.
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg gave a speech in London, leading to protests across the city for four days.