The Family Circus Comic Strip by Bill Keane debuted.
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The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary election.
Charles Darwin explored Bahia, San Salvador, Brazil, and fell in love with its variety of plants, flowers, animals & insects.
Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Gone With the Wind,' making her the first African American woman to win an Oscar.
A lunar eclipse saved explorer Christopher Columbus's life.
