October 31, 1963 – Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatlemania firsthand in London. Sullivan, that era’s foremost American television impresario, saw the Beatles mobbed by fans as he traveled through Heathrow airport. Impressed by the fervor of the Fab 4’s admirers, he quickly booked them on his show, and the British Invasion began. YouTube clip of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show - https://youtube/watch?v=JC0MEF6d1eU October 31, 1950 – Earl Lloyd becomes the first African-American player in the NBA. Amazingly, after only seven games with the Washington Capitols, Lloyd was drafted into the military and sent to Korea for two years. When he returned to the United States, the Capitols had gone out of business. Lloyd was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. YouTube documentary of the Career of Earl Lloyd - https://youtube/watch?v=3mVAnqqj484 October 31, 1864 – The U.S. Congress admits Nevada as the 36th state. The 1859 discovery of the incredibly large and rich silver deposits of the Comstock Lode had rapidly made the region one of the most important and wealthy in the West. For the first time, western mining began to attract investments from eastern companies, and these powerful entities began to push for Nevada statehood. YouTube clip of Travel Nevada - https://youtube/watch?v=Gc8k60k5Gmg
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