Period drama movie “12 Years a Slave” premiered and went on to win Best Picture at the Telluride Film Festival in 2014.
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HMS Pandora sank at The Great Barrier Reef after a voyage to hunt down the Bounty mutineers in 1790.
Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan's Slumdog Millionaire premiered at Colorado’s Telluride Film Festival.
Argentina raised interest rates to 60% to try and maintain the Peso.
Honolulu became an official city.
Rapper Kanye West publicly announced his plans to run for president at the MTV Video Music Awards.