Connecticut became the 5th state to join the United States of America.
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Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
Steve Jobs announced Apple's very first smartphone, the iPhone 1.
During the Black Death persecutions, 700 Jews were burned alive in their own homes in Basel, Netherlands.
France declared war on Spain, leading to the War of the Quadruple Alliance that lasted two years.
The first-ever all-female golf tournament was held.
