Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
She was arrested three days later, and placed in a concentration camp.
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Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States of America.
The Petronas Towers opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The US won gold in the first-ever women's soccer at the Olympics.
The Mississippi River Bridge collapsed during rush hour.
British scientist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen by removing it from the air.