Astronomer Galileo demonstrated one of his earlier telescopes to Venetian lawmakers.
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Walden W. Shaw and John D. Hertz founded the Shaw Livery Company and introduced the yellow cabs to attract passengers.
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity was established after the end of the Council of Nicaea.
The first daily passenger air service began, going from London to Paris.
Uruguay gained independence from Brazil, which is now celebrated as a National Holiday for Uruguayans.
A Japanese scientist, Shibasaburo Kitasato, isolated the bacterium of the Bubonic Plague.
