Legend Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” smashed the charts reaching #1.
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Climate change activist Greta Thunberg gave a speech in London, leading to protests across the city for four days.
The Surgeon's Photograph, the most famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster, was published.
George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose shared ownership of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
Brazil founded the city of Brasília and made it the nation's new capital city.
American singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone died at 70 from breast cancer.