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Pictured is probably the most famous diary in history--Anne Frank's. The adolescent girl kept the diary from June 12, 1942, until August 1, 1944. The diary, published for the first time in 1947, records not only the family's extraordinary experiences during its years of concealment, but also the inner life of a truly remarkable young girl. On July 15, 1944, she wrote: "[I]n spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."
Photo: Anne Frank Stichting / United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Photo Archive
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Anne Frank was, in many ways, a typical girl who attempted to cling to something resembling a normal life. On this wall in her room, she tacked pictures of movie stars as well as postcards depicting an outside world that she was forbidden to frequent. Anne Frank's diary is probably the most famous diary in history. The adolescent girl kept the diary from June 12, 1942, until August 1, 1944. The diary, published for the first time in 1947, records not only the family's extraordinary experiences during its years of concealment, but also the inner life of a truly remarkable young girl. On July 15, 1944, she wrote: "[I]n spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."
Photo: Maria Austria Institute / United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Photo Archive
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August 2, 1944: 2897 Gypsies are murdered at Auschwitz.
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August 2-August 30, 1944: At least 60,000 Jews are deported from the Lódz (Poland) Ghetto to Auschwitz.
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August 4, 1944: Jews are evacuated by death train from Warsaw to the Dachau, Germany, concentration camp; See August 9, 1944.
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August 4, 1944: In Amsterdam, acting on a tip from a neighborhood informer, an SS sergeant--an Austrian named Karl Silberbauer--and five members of the Dutch Security Police invade the secret-annex hiding place of teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family at 263 Prinsengracht. All are arrested; See September 3-5, 1944.
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August 5, 1944: Polish forces liberate their country's Gesiowka camp and free 324 Jewish men and 24 Jewish women.
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