Rapper Kanye West publicly announced his plans to run for president at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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The first Europeans started the first permanent settlement of Melbourne.
Casey Stengel announced that he was retiring from managing the New York Mets after 55 years in baseball.
Honolulu became an official city.
Argentina raised interest rates to 60% to try and maintain the Peso.
HMS Pandora sank at The Great Barrier Reef after a voyage to hunt down the Bounty mutineers in 1790.
