Nineteen European nations forbade human cloning; however, the UK and Germany refused to sign the agreement.
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The idea of the Big Bang Theory being the creation of the universe was supported by scientists.
While observing a compass needle, scientist Hans Christian Ørsted discovered electromagnetism.
Ether was used as an anesthetic for the first time, by American surgeon Crawford Long, in Athens, Georgia.
The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill called Enovid.
Two scientists from the University of California Radiation Laboratory discovered carbon-14, a new isotope of carbon.