Argentina raised interest rates to 60% to try and maintain the Peso.
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The Eiffel Tower in Paris received its 150 millionth visitor.
The second-largest mosque in Africa officially opened in Casablanca, Morocco.
Captain William Penn set sail from Deal, England, on his famous voyage to the New World on his ship named 'Welcome.'
Rapper Kanye West publicly announced his plans to run for president at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Fanny Kaplan, a Ukrainian Jewish Socialist Revolutionary, attempted to assassinate Vladimir Lenin.
