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In 1692, Bridget Bishop was found guilty of the practice of witchcraft and hanged in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was the first colonist executed during the Salem witch trials.

In 1898, U.S. Marines invaded Cuba in the Spanish-American War.

In 1916, whatever momentum former President Theodore Roosevelt had built up as he campaigned for the Republican nomination for president was extinguished when the progressive convention voted for reconciliation with the GOP .

In 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio .

In 1940, Norway surrendered to Germany during World War II, with King Haakon and members of the government fleeing to Britain . National Unity Party leader Vidkun Quisling led Norwegian fascist forces to assist the G

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