The Eiffel Tower in Paris received its 150 millionth visitor.
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Captain William Penn set sail from Deal, England, on his famous voyage to the New World on his ship named 'Welcome.'
The first Europeans started the first permanent settlement of Melbourne.
Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan's Slumdog Millionaire premiered at Colorado’s Telluride Film Festival.
Rapper Kanye West publicly announced his plans to run for president at the MTV Video Music Awards.
The late author Terry Pratchett's unfinished novels were destroyed by a steamroller, as it was his last dying wish.