The last American military evacuation plane left Kabul, ending the brutal 20-year-long War in Afghanistan.
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Honolulu became an official city.
Rapper Kanye West publicly announced his plans to run for president at the MTV Video Music Awards.
HMS Pandora sank at The Great Barrier Reef after a voyage to hunt down the Bounty mutineers in 1790.
Period drama movie '12 Years a Slave' premiered and went on to win Best Picture at the Telluride Film Festival in 2014.
The second-largest mosque in Africa officially opened in Casablanca, Morocco.
