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.
Colorado became the 38th state to join the United States of America.
Authorities blamed climate change for an Anthrax outbreak in the Arctic Circle of Russia.
Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB's first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
The Petronas Towers opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
