The Spanish Flu was reported to have killed 21,000 people in the US in the week ending on this date.
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) stated that the world's population had reached seven billion.
During tests, Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, crashed into the Mojave Desert.
A shark bit off an arm of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton in Hawaiian waters.
The Kaaba caught fire and was burned down during the Siege of Mecca.
The Big Cat, aka Earl Lloyd, became the first African-American to play in the NBA.
