Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda crashed in the German Grand Prix and was hospitalized with near-fatal burns.
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Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
Authorities blamed climate change for an Anthrax outbreak in the Arctic Circle of Russia.
British scientist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen by removing it from the air.
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.
