June 10, 1692: The first hanging at Salem
On June 10, 1692, Bridget Bishop became the first person executed in the Salem witch trials — hanged on the strength of 'spectral evidence' after a one-day trial, insisting to the end that she was innocent.
Also on this date
- 1772 Colonists Burn HMS Gaspee (1772)
- 1944 Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre — Occupied France (1944)
- 2009 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Shooting — Washington, D.C. (2009)