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.
Steve Jobs announced Apple's very first smartphone, the iPhone 1.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-32.
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.
