Michael Jackson accepted the Artist of the Century award in Los Angeles at the American Music Awards.
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France declared war on Spain, leading to the War of the Quadruple Alliance that lasted two years.
Jean Pierre Blanchard flew the first hot air balloon in the US.
During WWI, The Battle of Gallipoli concluded with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces were evacuated from the Peninsula.
Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
During the Black Death persecutions, 700 Jews were burned alive in their own homes in Basel, Netherlands.
