Sir Isaac Newton published his “Principia” book, which outlined the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
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NASA launched their spacecraft Saturn IB from Cape Kennedy, Florida, US.
Seven of the ten provinces of Venezuela declared independence from Spain.
Elvis Presley recorded his debut single, That's All Right.
The World Health Organization announced that the SARS outbreak was now contained.
The 1945 United Kingdom general election took place with the Labour Party winning by a landslide.