Daily Archives: September 2, 2014

Anne Frank’s family notified of deportation to the east 70 years ago today (Sep 2 1944)


Video: 'Anne Frank - The Whole Story (2001) 2/2' (Sept. 2, 1944, at 50:08-52:44)

(Saturday, September 2, 1944; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — 15-year-old diarist Anne Frank and her family were notified today that they would be deported from Holland the following day, transferred from the transit camp Westerbork to somewhere east.

George H.W. Bush shot down during bombing run 70 years ago today (Sep 2 1944)


Video: 'Bush Interview with David Frost Concerning Sept. 2, 1944'

(Saturday, September 2, 1944; during the Pacific War of World War II) — Navy pilot Lt. (jg) George Herbert Walker Bush was shot down by Japanese forces today as he completed a bombing run over the Bonin Islands. Bush was rescued by the crew of the submarine USS Finback; his two crew members, however, died.