Arnold Schwarzenegger became Governor of California.
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A Spanish nurse became the first person to contract Ebola outside of West Africa.
Swedish music streaming service Spotify was launched by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.
Author Toni Morrison won the Nobel Peace Prize for literature for her work and essays about the Black American experience.
A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
The first-ever infrared photo was taken in Rochester, New York.
