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June 2, 2017

In 1692, Bridget Bishop was the first person to go to trial during the Salem Witch Trials. In 1835, P.T. Barnum and his circus started their first tour of the United States. In 1896, Guglielmo...

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May 25, 2017

In 1878, the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera HMS Pinafore opened in London. In 1925, John T. Scopes was indicted for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in Tennessee. In 1935, track...

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May 23, 2017

In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured while leading an army at the Siege of Compiegne. In 1533, the marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void. In 1701, Captain...

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May 22, 2017

In 1570, the first atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, was published with 70 maps. In 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition officially began when the Corps of Discovery departed St. Charles, Mo. In...

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May 18, 2017

In 1631, John Winthrop, in Dorchester, took the oath of office as the first governor of Massachusetts. In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was declared emperor of France. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln won...

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May 4, 2017

In 1493, Pope Alexander VI divided the New World between Spain and Portugal. In 1626, Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrived at New Netherland (present-day Manhattan). In 1776, Rhode Island became...

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April 28, 2017

In 1789, Lt. William Bligh and 18 sailors were set adrift in the Pacific when mutineers seized control of the HMS Bounty. In 1869, workers on the Transcontinental Railroad set down 10 miles of track...

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