A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC’s headquarters in London, injuring one person.
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World tennis champion Martina Navratilova won her 74th match streak.
America's second president John Adams was inaugurated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The United States Department of Labor was formed.
The Second Anglo-Dutch War began as England fought the Dutch republic for the control of seas and trade routes.
Anne Boleyn made her first public appearance in court, where she took part in 'The Château Vert' pageant.
