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ON THIS DAY: The last hangings of the Salem witch trials (1692)

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On 22 September 1692, eight people were led to the gallows in colonial Massachusetts and hanged for crimes they had not committed. Martha Corey, Margaret...

ON THIS DAY: Legendary musician and poet, Leonard Cohen is born (1934)

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On 21 September 1934, Leonard Cohen was born in Montreal, Canada, beginning a life that would eventually produce some of the most haunting poetry...

ON THIS DAY: Ruth Bader Ginsburg died aged 87 (2020)

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On 18 September 2020, US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87, ending a legal career that had helped...

ON THIS DAY: Dutch scientist first reports existence of bacteria (1683)

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Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to report the existence of bacteria in 1683, after observing microscopic organisms through a microscope...

ON THIS DAY: Mayflower sails for the New World (1620)

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On this day, 16 September 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers on a voyage across the Atlantic that would become one...
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