Anne Boleyn made her first public appearance in court, where she took part in “The Château Vert” pageant.
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The United States Department of Labor was formed.
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.
The Second Anglo-Dutch War began as England fought the Dutch republic for the control of seas and trade routes.
The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.