R&B icon Akon ceremoniously laid the first stone for Akon City, a futuristic Wakanda-like city in Senegal.
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Hurricane San Ramón was the second of three hurricanes in a row to pass through and destroy houses and plantations across Puerto Rico, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
North Korea allegedly launched Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite.
Two of Edvard Munch's stolen artworks were found after being missing for two years.
Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
