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.
Businessman Momofuku Ando marketed the first-ever pre-cooked instant noodles.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space, becoming the first artificial object to do so.
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity was established after the end of the Council of Nicaea.
Alicia Thornton became the first British female jockey after taking part in a horse race at York Racecourse in Knavesmire, England.
