Dan Brown released his fourth novel in the Da Vinci Code series, Inferno, which became an instant success.
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Edward Jenner, an English country doctor, gave the first vaccination against smallpox.
The Netherlands Institute for War Documentation published Anne Frank's complete diary.
The US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formed.
The Adventures of Robin Hood, directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley, and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, was released.
The USA's first space station, Skylab, was launched into Earth's orbit.
