America’s second president John Adams was inaugurated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
The Second Anglo-Dutch War began as England fought the Dutch republic for the control of seas and trade routes.
The silent horror movie ''Nosferatu" was released in Berlin, making it the first-ever vampire movie.
The first People's Choice Awards aired on CBS.
John Lennon made a controversial statement saying that the Beatles were 'more popular than Jesus.'
