British Newspaper “The Independent” was first published.
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The Netherlands' flag carrier airline was founded under the name KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
A Spanish nurse became the first person to contract Ebola outside of West Africa.
The first-ever infrared photo was taken in Rochester, New York.
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.
