Algeria claimed its independence from France after being ruled for 132 years.
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The World Health Organization announced that the SARS outbreak was now contained.
''Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra was released.
Elvis Presley recorded his debut single, That's All Right.
Sir Isaac Newton published his 'Principia' book, which outlined the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
The US recorded its first tornado.
