Authorities blamed climate change for an Anthrax outbreak in the Arctic Circle of Russia.
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Nintendo released 'Kirby's Dream Land' for the Game Boy in North America.
Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB's first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
The US won gold in the first-ever women's soccer at the Olympics.
Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States of America.