The World Health Organization announced the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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During a tour in Montreal, Canada, James Hetfield from the band Metallica received third-degree burns to his arms, face, hands, and legs.
Estonian tribes defeated Sweden in the Battle of Lihula.
Richard Nixon announced his resignation from being President of the United States of America.
Flooding in Manila, Philippines, claimed the lives of at least 72 people, and 850,000 others were forced to leave their homes.
A male cheerleader shot and killed four people, and injured four more at two locations in Dallas, Texas.
