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1950 Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st U.S. fatality in Korean War

1930 Farmer killed by hail in Lubbock, Texas, only known fatality due to hail

1920 Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality

1908 Thomas Selfridge becomes 1st fatality of powered flight

1899 Henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (NY)

1849 1st U.S. prize fight fatality (Tom McCoy)

1804 Charles Floyd, only fatality of the Lewis and Clark Expedition


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