2014 Event Scottish health officials report the nation's first case of Ebola after diagnosing a health care worker returning from Sierra Leone; the worker did not manifest symptoms until her arrival in Scotland and is currently in stable condition 2014 Event Martin Salia, a U.S. doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, dies today in a Nebraska hospital; Salia was already in critical condition upon his arrival after medical transport from West Africa 1988 Event Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St. crowds upon arrival in New York City 1962 Event U.S.S.R. launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars
