A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC’s headquarters in London, injuring one person.
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The Senate convened for the first time after the new federal government was set up in the USA.
The United States Department of Labor was formed.
Anne Boleyn made her first public appearance in court, where she took part in 'The Château Vert' pageant.
America's second president John Adams was inaugurated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Second Anglo-Dutch War began as England fought the Dutch republic for the control of seas and trade routes.
