NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space, becoming the first artificial object to do so.
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Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage from Plymouth, heading for the Pacific Ocean.
Uruguay gained independence from Brazil, which is now celebrated as a National Holiday for Uruguayans.
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity was established after the end of the Council of Nicaea.
Naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor discovered the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park, California.
Nintendo released the first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Nintendo 64.
