France declared war on Spain, leading to the War of the Quadruple Alliance that lasted two years.
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NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-32.
The European Union's climate service declared that 2023 was the hottest year on record.
Steve Jobs announced Apple's very first smartphone, the iPhone 1.
During WWI, The Battle of Gallipoli concluded with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces were evacuated from the Peninsula.
Michael Jackson accepted the Artist of the Century award in Los Angeles at the American Music Awards.
