The first vice president of the United States, John Adams, was sworn in.
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American singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone died at 70 from breast cancer.
American Psychologist Timothy Leary and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry were launched into orbit after being cremated.
Brazil founded the city of Brasília and made it the nation's new capital city.
Fashion store Forever 21 was founded in Los Angeles.
The Apollo 16 lunar module landed on the surface of the Moon.
