George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose shared ownership of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
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While observing a compass needle, scientist Hans Christian Ørsted discovered electromagnetism.
American singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone died at 70 from breast cancer.
The Surgeon's Photograph, the most famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster, was published.
The FBI arrested an American terrorist, Timothy McVeigh, who was responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing.
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg gave a speech in London, leading to protests across the city for four days.
