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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1692 Five women are hanged in Salem, Massachusetts after being convicted of the crime of witchcraft. Fourteen more people are executed that year and 150 others are imprisoned.
1812 The USS Constitution earns the nickname Old Ironsides during the battle off Nova Scotia that saw her defeat the HMS Guerriere
1919 “The Marines’ Hymn” was registered with the US Copyright Office
Click here for Marines' Hymn by USMC band
1934 Germans voted to make Adolf Hitler Fuhrer
1950 Edith Sampson becomes the first African-American representative to the United Nations
2004 Google Inc. stock begins selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market, with an initial price of $85 and an ending price for the day of $100.34 with more than 22 million shares traded
2005 A supercell weather pattern hits Toronto, with a series of thunderstorms spawning several tornadoes and causing flash floods in Southern Ontario. Losses exceed $500 million Canadian dollars, the highest ever in the province.
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