The People’s Republic of China hosts the USA table tennis team for a week-long visit in an attempt to thaw relations with the United States,

The Great Gatsby is first published by Charles Scribner & Sons.

The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published.

The People’s Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a visit in an attempt to thaw relations with the USA.

129 sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.