Astronomer Galileo demonstrated one of his earlier telescopes to Venetian lawmakers.
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The doctrine of the Holy Trinity was established after the end of the Council of Nicaea.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space, becoming the first artificial object to do so.
The first daily passenger air service began, going from London to Paris.
Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage from Plymouth, heading for the Pacific Ocean.
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, the conquistador, founded Havana on the southern part of the island.
