23 h 59 min, 9 juin 1692 ans - 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
