The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
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The UK's Prince Harry was withdrawn from a military tour of Afghanistan.
Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Gone With the Wind,' making her the first African American woman to win an Oscar.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, wiped out a third of the city's population.
The longest siege of a capital city in modern history, the siege of Sarajevo, officially ended.
Charles Darwin explored Bahia, San Salvador, Brazil, and fell in love with its variety of plants, flowers, animals & insects.
