Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the world record speed exceeding 300 mph on the Bonneville Flats, Utah, US.
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The online auction website eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar.
Sweden switched from driving on the left side of the road to the right side.
Holocaust diarist Anne Frank was transported to Auschwitz, along with over a thousand other Jewish prisoners.
Dennis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
Adolf Hitler made plans to invade Britain starting on September 21, 1940.