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 Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated.
Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States of America.
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 American psychological thriller 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane' with Joan Crawford and Bette Davis was released.
