On the 12th June 1942, Anne Frank received a diary as a thirteenth birthday present from her father.
26th March 1830: The Book of Mormon first went on sale at E. B. Grandin’s book store
26th March 2020
On the 8th June 1972 one of the most iconic photographs of the Vietnam War was taken of Phan Thị Kim Phúc, a nine-year-old girl from the South Vietnamese village of Trang Bang.
On the 1st May 1952, Mr Potato Head first went on sale.
On the 12th December 1935, the Lebensborn registered association was established in Nazi Germany by the SS.
The United Nations General Assembly established UNICEF to provide help for children in countries affected by World War II.
On the 10th November 1969, the American children’s television show Sesame Street was broadcast for the first time.
27th September 1908: First Model T Ford produced in Detroit
27th September 2020
26th September 1960: Kennedy and Nixon take part in their first televised debate
26th September 2020
25th September 1513: European ‘discovery’ of the Pacific Ocean
25th September 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018