John Lennon made a controversial statement saying that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.”
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Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk over the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.
World tennis champion Martina Navratilova won her 74th match streak.
America's second president John Adams was inaugurated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Anne Boleyn made her first public appearance in court, where she took part in 'The Château Vert' pageant.
The United States Department of Labor was formed.