The last American military evacuation plane left Kabul, ending the brutal 20-year-long War in Afghanistan.
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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.
The first Europeans started the first permanent settlement of Melbourne.
Honolulu became an official city.
Amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov discovered a strange comet in another star system.
