Michael Jackson accepted the Artist of the Century award in Los Angeles at the American Music Awards.
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During WWI, The Battle of Gallipoli concluded with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces were evacuated from the Peninsula.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-32.
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.
Income tax was introduced in the UK so that prime minister William Pitt could collect funds to beat Napoleon.
