The Eiffel Tower in Paris received its 150 millionth visitor.
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Argentina raised interest rates to 60% to try and maintain the Peso.
The late author Terry Pratchett's unfinished novels were destroyed by a steamroller, as it was his last dying wish.
Rapper Kanye West publicly announced his plans to run for president at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan's Slumdog Millionaire premiered at Colorado’s Telluride Film Festival.
Fanny Kaplan, a Ukrainian Jewish Socialist Revolutionary, attempted to assassinate Vladimir Lenin.
