The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging. One other man, Giles Corey, died under torture after refusing to enter a plea, and at least five people died in the disease-ridden jails without trial.
Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".
On June 10, in the year 1692, Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries". This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of June 10, one of 454 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on June 10, 1692 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 29 May 2026.
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