A shark bit off an arm of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton in Hawaiian waters.
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The Big Cat, aka Earl Lloyd, became the first African-American to play in the NBA.
During tests, Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, crashed into the Mojave Desert.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) stated that the world's population had reached seven billion.
The Spanish Flu was reported to have killed 21,000 people in the US in the week ending on this date.
After over four years in the making, Michelangelo unveiled 'The Last Judgment' painting at the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City.
