World tennis champion Martina Navratilova won her 74th match streak.
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A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC's headquarters in London, injuring one person.
America's second president John Adams was inaugurated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Batman, featuring lead actor Robert Pattinson, hit the box office in 4,217 locations in North America.
The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
Vermont became the 14th state to join the United States of America.
