The World Health Organization announced the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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A male cheerleader shot and killed four people, and injured four more at two locations in Dallas, Texas.
The Space Shuttle Colombia launched from the Kennedy Space Center for a secret military mission.
Flooding in Manila, Philippines, claimed the lives of at least 72 people, and 850,000 others were forced to leave their homes.
The Defence of the Realm Act was introduced in Britain.
Coolio's hit single 'Gangsta's Paradise' was released.