The European Union’s climate service declared that 2023 was the hottest year on record.
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Steve Jobs announced Apple's very first smartphone, the iPhone 1.
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Jean Pierre Blanchard flew the first hot air balloon in the US.
The first-ever all-female golf tournament was held.
Michael Jackson accepted the Artist of the Century award in Los Angeles at the American Music Awards.