The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank was published.
The diary has since been published in over 60 languages.
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Barbed wire was patented by Lucien B Smith in Ohio, US.
Virginia became the 10th state to join the United States of America.
Florida, one of the confederate states, was readmitted to the Union.
American colonies recorded their first astronomical event after observing a lunar eclipse.
Canada swore in Kim Campbell as the nation’s first female Prime Minister.
