This day in history

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1692: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".
1922: Judy Garland, star of A Star Is Born, is born.
1928: Maurice Sendak is born
1935: Alcoholics Anonymous is founded
1940: A bunch of shit happens in WWII
2002: John Gotti dies
2003: The Mars Rover is launched

There was something else, but I'm blanking on it right now...