2014 Event A Liberian man has been identified as the first U.S. case of Ebola; the man was initially misdiagnosed at a hospital in Dallas, Texas, but the virus was found after he was hospitalized for his worsening condition 1993 Event Liberian Charles Taylors rebellion kills 550 fugitives 1980 Event 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge 1980 Death William R Tolbert, Jr., Liberian President and 27 others killed in coup 1976 Event Liberian tanker stranded at Nantucket, 180,000 barrels oil in sea 1895 Birthday William V S Tubman, Whig, 17th Liberian president, 1943-70
