The British Army defeated Irish rebels at the Battle of Vinegar Hill.
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The most memorable concert of the decade occurred at Wembley Stadium.
A Dutch pensions advisor, Johan de Witt, was severely wounded in a knife attack.
Carl Nassib became the first openly-gay NFL player to play a regular-season game.
King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family fled their home at the beginning of the French Revolution.
John Hinckley, who tried to kill President Reagan, was found not guilty on the grounds of insanity.
