The first eclipse observation from a hot air balloon took place at 11,500 feet altitude by Dmitri Mendeleev in Russia.
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One woman and four men were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, bringing the total to 20 during the witch trials.
Apple became the first US company to be valued at $2 trillion.
The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
Russia and China began their first-ever joint military exercise.
A battle at sea between USS Constitution and British HMS Guerriere occurred 400 miles off Nova Scotia.
