Microsoft released its operating system, Windows 95, to the public.
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The Great Colonial Hurricane hit the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Jamestown Settlement in New England, USA.
Donald Trump became the first former US President to have their mug shot taken.
Nurse William Pooley, who was treating patients in Sierra Leone, flew to London for emergency treatment after contracting Ebola.
The Central Italy earthquake occurred.
Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
