Former President Abraham Lincoln ordered the emancipation of slaves across the US from January 1, 1863.
The change meant that some 3.5 million slaves were then free.
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The last group of people was hung for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
American drama TV series 'Baywatch' premiered on NBC.
Singer Bob Dylan played at New York's famous Carnegie Hall.
English poet and playwright Ben Jonson was arrested for manslaughter after killing Elizabethan actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel.
Barbados appointed Rihanna as an ambassador to the country.
