The Senate convened for the first time after the new federal government was set up in the USA.
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Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk over the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.
Anne Boleyn made her first public appearance in court, where she took part in 'The Château Vert' pageant.
The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
Vermont became the 14th state to join the United States of America.
John Lennon made a controversial statement saying that the Beatles were 'more popular than Jesus.'
