* The Annex was liberated by the Dutch resistance: On August 4, 1944, the Secret Annex was raided by the Gestapo. The Frank family and the four others hiding there were arrested and sent to various concentration camps.
* The diary was left behind: Anne's diary, along with other personal belongings, was left behind in the Annex.
* Mies Gies discovered the diary: Mies Gies, the Frank family's helper during their time in hiding, was allowed back into the Annex by the Dutch resistance to retrieve the family's possessions. Among those possessions, she found Anne's diary.
* The diary was kept safe: Mies Gies kept the diary safe for several years, knowing its importance. She eventually gave it to Anne's father, Otto Frank, who was the only member of his family to survive the Holocaust.
* Otto Frank decided to publish the diary: Otto Frank, devastated by the loss of his family, decided to fulfill Anne's wish to become a writer. He gave the diary to a publisher, and "The Diary of a Young Girl" was published in 1947.
The diary became a global sensation, telling the world about Anne's experiences in hiding and her hopes for the future. It remains an incredibly powerful and moving testament to the horrors of the Holocaust and the resilience of the human spirit.