The EF2 tornado ripped through Brooklyn, New York, for 18 minutes, causing nine injuries and $20 million in damages.
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Coolio's hit single 'Gangsta's Paradise' was released.
A male cheerleader shot and killed four people, and injured four more at two locations in Dallas, Texas.
New South Wales, Australia, announced they were 100 percent in drought.
The World Health Organization announced the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The US Congress made a final decision on the use of the US Dollar as currency.