1918 First recorded case of Spanish flu at Funston Army Camp, Kansas; start of worldwide pandemic killing 50-100 million.
1936 First flight of the airship Hindenburg at Friedrichshafen, Germany.
1945 In the United Kingdom, Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, joins the British Auxiliary Transport Service as a driver.
1966 John Lennon says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"
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