Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
She was arrested three days later, and placed in a concentration camp.
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Kenyan cancer survivors protested in Nairobi.
George R. R. Martin published his novel, 'Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire.'
MTV launched, broadcasting its first music video at 12:01 am.
Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States of America.
Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda crashed in the German Grand Prix and was hospitalized with near-fatal burns.