Argentina raised interest rates to 60% to try and maintain the Peso.
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The last American military evacuation plane left Kabul, ending the brutal 20-year-long War in Afghanistan.
Amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov discovered a strange comet in another star system.
The first Europeans started the first permanent settlement of Melbourne.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris received its 150 millionth visitor.
Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan's Slumdog Millionaire premiered at Colorado’s Telluride Film Festival.
