Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
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Due to climate change, a deadly heatwave landed in North-East America.
In Rosetta, Egypt, French troops discovered a black stone carved with two ancient Egyptian texts and one Ancient Greek text.
The Seneca Falls Convention became the first-ever US women's rights convention.
'The Midnight Snack' cartoon was released, making it Tom and Jerry's very first appearance.
NASA's Apollo 11 orbited the moon.