Michael Jackson accepted the Artist of the Century award in Los Angeles at the American Music Awards.
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During the Black Death persecutions, 700 Jews were burned alive in their own homes in Basel, Netherlands.
Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
France declared war on Spain, leading to the War of the Quadruple Alliance that lasted two years.
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.
