During the Black Death persecutions, 700 Jews were burned alive in their own homes in Basel, Netherlands.
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The first-ever all-female golf tournament was held.
Steve Jobs announced Apple's very first smartphone, the iPhone 1.
Five minutes after take-off, Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashed north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 passengers.
Income tax was introduced in the UK so that prime minister William Pitt could collect funds to beat Napoleon.
Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
