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Anne Frank and her family are arrested by the Gestapo in Amsterdam from a sealed off warehouse where they were hiding on this date in 1944, following the tip off from a Dutch informer. She would die later at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp where she was deported to.
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The Batavi, a small but militarily powerful Germanic tribe revolts against the Roman Empire in 69 AD, and would be joined by some other Germanic tribes and Celtic tribes from Gallia Belgica, under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis, their hereditary prince.
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The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operation in 1873, located on one of San Francisco's steepest streets. Promoted by Andrew Hallide, this would mark the beginning of the city's iconic cable car system.
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The Warsaw Uprising begins in 1944, as the Polish Resistance, begins the operation to liberate the city from the Nazis, to coincide with the German retreat from Poland as the Red Army advanced.
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Colorado becomes the 38th state in 1876, the 100th anniversary of US independence, giving it nickname of Centennial State. Famous for it's natural beauty, mountains, canyons, it's capital and largest city is Denver.
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There have been a whole lot of posts in recent times claiming to show the real form of Shri Venkateswara at Tirumala, both photos and videos. They are all fake.
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The Patrol Torpedo Boat PT-109, is rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer Amagiri in 1942. The boat's commander Lt. John F Kennedy, future US President, manages to save all but 2 of his 13 crew, as he leads them to safety.
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Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to get a pilot's license in US in 1911. Later she would be the first woman to fly across the English Channel in 1912. Sadly died young at just 37 in an aircrash.
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Jude Law has been one of my favorite actors over the past decade, with some great roles in great movies. Of course he has had his share of dud movies, and forgettable performances too.
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