Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
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The European Union's climate service declared that 2023 was the hottest year on record.
Jean Pierre Blanchard flew the first hot air balloon in the US.
Five minutes after take-off, Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashed north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 passengers.
France declared war on Spain, leading to the War of the Quadruple Alliance that lasted two years.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-32.
