Argentina raised interest rates to 60% to try and maintain the Peso.
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Amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov discovered a strange comet in another star system.
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.
Captain William Penn set sail from Deal, England, on his famous voyage to the New World on his ship named 'Welcome.'
Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan's Slumdog Millionaire premiered at Colorado’s Telluride Film Festival.
