George IV succeeded his father, George III, as King of the United Kingdom.
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Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
Due to climate change, a deadly heatwave landed in North-East America.
Brunel's SS Great Britain ship was launched after taking four years to build.
US President Ronald Reagan was made aware that the USSR was stealing US technology and research.
The Seneca Falls Convention became the first-ever US women's rights convention.
