Michael Jackson accepted the Artist of the Century award in Los Angeles at the American Music Awards.
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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.
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Income tax was introduced in the UK so that prime minister William Pitt could collect funds to beat Napoleon.