During tests, Virgin Galactic’s experimental spaceplane, VSS Enterprise, crashed into the Mojave Desert.
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The Big Cat, aka Earl Lloyd, became the first African-American to play in the NBA.
The American psychological thriller 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane' with Joan Crawford and Bette Davis was released.
The Spanish Flu was reported to have killed 21,000 people in the US in the week ending on this date.
Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States of America.
The Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 was destroyed by a bomb.
