Sir Isaac Newton published his “Principia” book, which outlined the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
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The 1945 United Kingdom general election took place with the Labour Party winning by a landslide.
The United States Secret Service was formed.
NASA launched their spacecraft Saturn IB from Cape Kennedy, Florida, US.
Seven of the ten provinces of Venezuela declared independence from Spain.
''Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra was released.
