The Salem, Massachusetts Witch Trials continue: Sarah Good, Susannah Martin, Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Howe, and Sarah Wildes are hanged for witchcraft at Gallows Hill. The only testimony against them was based solely upon spectral evidence.
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Subsequent Events:
References:
Timeline of the Salem witch trials – Wikipedia
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