The EF2 tornado ripped through Brooklyn, New York, for 18 minutes, causing nine injuries and $20 million in damages.
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The South Korean band 'Blackpink' released their debut single album 'Square One.'
The World Health Organization announced the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Flooding in Manila, Philippines, claimed the lives of at least 72 people, and 850,000 others were forced to leave their homes.
The Space Shuttle Colombia launched from the Kennedy Space Center for a secret military mission.
The Defence of the Realm Act was introduced in Britain.