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2024: The Greenfield tornado kills 5 and injures 35 across rural Iowa, United States. Wind speeds in excess of 480 kilometres per hour (300 mph) are estimated from measurements for the third time in history.
2024: A stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, including the perpetrator.
2017: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
2014: Random killings occurred on the Bannan Line of the Taipei MRT, killing four and injuring 24.
2012: A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others.

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