Selena Gomez’s debut studio album “Stars Dance” was released.
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Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
Maurice-François Garin won the first Tour de France.
Brunel's SS Great Britain ship was launched after taking four years to build.
George IV succeeded his father, George III, as King of the United Kingdom.
The Great Fire of Rome started when the merchant shops around the Circus Maximus caught fire.
