Edward & Sarah Bishop and seven others were examined by Magistrates in Salem, Massachusetts, for witchcraft.
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The final gasps of the Crab Head nebula were observed as it went supernova.
The German army used chlorine gas for the first time.
The Paris Agreement was opened for signatures.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his 'Swan Lake' ballet.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston completed the world's first non-stop, single-handed global circumnavigation.
