A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC’s headquarters in London, injuring one person.
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The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
World tennis champion Martina Navratilova won her 74th match streak.
The first People's Choice Awards aired on CBS.
The Senate convened for the first time after the new federal government was set up in the USA.
Vermont became the 14th state to join the United States of America.
