The Big Cat, aka Earl Lloyd, became the first African-American to play in the NBA.
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The Kaaba caught fire and was burned down during the Siege of Mecca.
After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore was completed.
Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States of America.
A shark bit off an arm of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton in Hawaiian waters.
The Spanish Flu was reported to have killed 21,000 people in the US in the week ending on this date.
