August 4 - The day in History - 1944 Anne Frank Captured

August 4 : General Interest 1944: Anne Frank captured Acting on tip from a Dutch informer, the Nazi Gestapo captures 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family in a sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse... read more American Revolution 1792 : British General John Burgoyne dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-general-john-burgoyne-dies Automotive 2006 : "Talladega Nights" released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/talladega-nights-released Civil War 1864 : Union generals squabble outside of Atlanta http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/union-generals-squabble-outside-of-atlanta Cold War 1953 : Eisenhower warns of "ominous" situation in Asia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-warns-of-ominous-situation-in-asia Crime 1892 : Lizzie Borden took an axe... http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lizzie-borden-took-an-axe--- Disaster 1972 : Philippines hit hard by flooding http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/philippines-hit-hard-by-flooding General Interest 1753 : Washington becomes Master Mason http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-becomes-master-mason 1892 : Borden parents found dead http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/borden-parents-found-dead 1964 : Slain civil rights workers found http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/slain-civil-rights-workers-found Hollywood 1989 : Sex, lies and videotape opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sex-lies-and-videotape-opens Literary 1792 : Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/percy-bysshe-shelley-poet-is-born Music 1927 : Country legend Jimmie Rodgers is recorded for the very first time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/country-legend-jimmie-rodgers-is-recorded-for-the-very-first-time Old West 1873 : Custer and 7th Cavalry attacked by Indians http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/custer-and-7th-cavalry-attacked-by-indians Presidential 1753 : Washington receives highest Freemason rank http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-receives-highest-freemason-rank Sports 1936 : Jesse Owens wins long jump--and respect--in Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jesse-owens-wins-long-jump--and-respect--in-germany Vietnam War 1964 : Reported North Vietnamese PT boat attacks result in retaliation strikes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reported-north-vietnamese-pt-boat-attacks-result-in-retaliation-strikes 1967 : Court upholds court-martial conviction of officer who participated in demonstration http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/court-upholds-court-martial-conviction-of-officer-who-participated-in-demonstration 1969 : Secret negotiations are initiated in Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/secret-negotiations-are-initiated-in-paris World War I 1914 : U.S. proclaims neutrality in World War I http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-proclaims-neutrality-in-world-war-i World War II 1944 : Anne Frank and her family arrested by Gestapo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anne-frank-and-her-family-arrested-by-gestapo

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