The first vice president of the United States, John Adams, was sworn in.
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George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose shared ownership of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome.
American singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone died at 70 from breast cancer.
Brazil founded the city of Brasília and made it the nation's new capital city.
The Surgeon's Photograph, the most famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster, was published.