The Senate convened for the first time after the new federal government was set up in the USA.
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John Lennon made a controversial statement saying that the Beatles were 'more popular than Jesus.'
Vermont became the 14th state to join the United States of America.
Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk over the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.
A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC's headquarters in London, injuring one person.
The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
