23h 59min, jun 9, 1692 y - Bridget Bishop was hanged in Salem, the first official execution of the Salem witch trials. Bridget Bishop: “I am no witch. I am innocent. I know nothing of it.” Following her death, accusations of witchcraft escalated, but the trials were not unopposed. Several townspeople signed petitions on behalf of the accused people they believed to be innocent
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