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Wiesel's Birth
Elie Wiesel is born -
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Wiesel's Life
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Hitler is elected; Dachau camp opens
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Germany takes over Norway and Denmark
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Wiesel's family arrives in Birkenall, Poland
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Wiesel and his father are sent to Auschwitz
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Russian forces liberate Auschwitz
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Elie's father's death
Elie's father is not found in his bed and was taken to the crematorium before day break. -
American forces free inmates of Dachau and Buchenwald
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Announcement that Buchenwald will be liquidated
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Americans invade Buchenwald
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World War II ends
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Wiesel begins to study philosophy
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Wiesel moves to the United States
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Wiesel publishes Night in English
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Wiesel is rewarded the Noble Peace Prize