A Japanese scientist, Shibasaburo Kitasato, isolated the bacterium of the Bubonic Plague.
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Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage from Plymouth, heading for the Pacific Ocean.
Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.
Astronomer Galileo demonstrated one of his earlier telescopes to Venetian lawmakers.
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, the conquistador, founded Havana on the southern part of the island.
Nintendo released the first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Nintendo 64.
