Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
She was arrested three days later, and placed in a concentration camp.
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George R. R. Martin published his novel, 'Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire.'
Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB's first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
Authorities blamed climate change for an Anthrax outbreak in the Arctic Circle of Russia.
Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States of America.
Nintendo released 'Kirby's Dream Land' for the Game Boy in North America.