July 6, 2011

Word of the Day:

Astute - clever; cunning; shrewd; ingenious.

The scientist was quite astute in his plan to destroy the world.

Quote:

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

- Walter Winchell

Fact:

The giraffe is only native to Africa.

Fact About the Day:

On July 6, 1942, Anne Frank and her family chose to take refuge in their Secret Annex as opposed to going to the Nazi concentration camps. Anne kept a diary of the things she experienced shortly before and during the time that the family spent in hiding. Unfortunately, the Franks and a few others who were in hiding with the Franks were discovered on August 4, 1944, and were sent to the concentration camps. Most of them were sent to Auschwitz. After the war was over, Anne's diary was found in the annex. It was translated into English and published in 1947. The Diary of Anne Frank now serves as a testament to the six million Jews who were silenced by the Holocaust. Read The Diary of a Young Girl to find out more about Anne, her family, and what she went through during her short life.