The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
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The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago.
Future Pope John Paul II was almost killed by a Nazi truck in Krakow, Poland.
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
The UK's Prince Harry was withdrawn from a military tour of Afghanistan.
The Family Circus Comic Strip by Bill Keane debuted.
