This Day In History
- 1944 Holocaust diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.
- 2018 First public caning and conviction of lesbian couple attempting to have sex by Sharia High Court in Terengganu state, Malaysia.
- Arts
- 1947 Beloved American children's book Goodnight Moon, written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd, was published.
- Sports
- 2006 Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie wins the WNBA's Most Valuable Player award, joining Sheryl Swoopes as the league's only three-time winners.
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