The World Health Organization announced the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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The US Congress made a final decision on the use of the US Dollar as currency.
The EF2 tornado ripped through Brooklyn, New York, for 18 minutes, causing nine injuries and $20 million in damages.
Flooding in Manila, Philippines, claimed the lives of at least 72 people, and 850,000 others were forced to leave their homes.
Richard Nixon announced his resignation from being President of the United States of America.
The Space Shuttle Colombia launched from the Kennedy Space Center for a secret military mission.
