Microsoft released its operating system, Windows 95, to the public.
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A Massachusetts lottery player, Mavis Wanczyk, won a staggering $758.7 million, claiming the largest lottery win in the US.
Nurse William Pooley, who was treating patients in Sierra Leone, flew to London for emergency treatment after contracting Ebola.
The Central Italy earthquake occurred.
The first printing of the Gutenberg Bible was completed.
The first recorded potato chip was created by chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, New York.
