Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
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Selena Gomez's debut studio album 'Stars Dance' was released.
The Seneca Falls Convention became the first-ever US women's rights convention.
Due to climate change, a deadly heatwave landed in North-East America.
NASA's Apollo 11 orbited the moon.
'The Midnight Snack' cartoon was released, making it Tom and Jerry's very first appearance.