Vermont became the 14th state to join the United States of America.
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The silent horror movie ''Nosferatu" was released in Berlin, making it the first-ever vampire movie.
The Soviet Union's Vega 1 Space Probe began sending back images of Halley's Comet.
The Senate convened for the first time after the new federal government was set up in the USA.
America's second president John Adams was inaugurated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk over the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.
