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 Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was destroyed by a bomb.
The American psychological thriller 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane' with Joan Crawford and Bette Davis was released.
The Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated.
After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore was completed.
After over four years in the making, Michelangelo unveiled 'The Last Judgment' painting at the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City.
