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Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty the same day and hanged on June 10.
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Bridget Bishop
Woman executed during Salem witch trials
Bridget Bishop was a midwife and the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death. Altogether, about 200 people were tried.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Salem witch trials
Legal proceedings in Massachusetts (1692–93)
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging. One…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Salem, Massachusetts
City in Massachusetts, United States
Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 2
Day of the year
June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 212 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)