Vermont became the 14th state to join the United States of America.
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World tennis champion Martina Navratilova won her 74th match streak.
Anne Boleyn made her first public appearance in court, where she took part in 'The Château Vert' pageant.
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.
America's second president John Adams was inaugurated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
