The ITV network launched in the UK, which became the BBC’s first rival.
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The COVID-19 death toll passed 200,000 in the US.
The last group of people was hung for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
American drama TV series 'Baywatch' premiered on NBC.
Barbados appointed Rihanna as an ambassador to the country.
English poet and playwright Ben Jonson was arrested for manslaughter after killing Elizabethan actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel.