Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
She was arrested three days later, and placed in a concentration camp.
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Nintendo released 'Kirby's Dream Land' for the Game Boy in North America.
Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States of America.
Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB's first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
British scientist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen by removing it from the air.
George R. R. Martin published his novel, 'Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire.'
