The Big Cat, aka Earl Lloyd, became the first African-American to play in the NBA.
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The Spanish Flu was reported to have killed 21,000 people in the US in the week ending on this date.
During tests, Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, crashed into the Mojave Desert.
Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States of America.
The Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated.
The Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was destroyed by a bomb.
