1648: Margaret Jones of Plymouth is found guilty of witchcraft and is sentenced to be hanged.
1779: The War of Bavarian Succession ends.
1846: The United States declares war on Mexico after fighting has already begun.
1861: Britain declares its neutrality in the American Civil War.
1864: The Battle of Resaca commences as Union General Sherman fights towards Atlanta.
1888: Slavery is abolished in Brazil.
1912: The Royal Flying Corps is established in England.
1913: Igor Sikorsky flies the first four-engine aircraft.
1944: Allied forces in Italy break through the German Gustav Line into the Liri Valley.
1958: French troops take control of Algiers.
1968: Peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam begin in Paris.
1981: Pope John Paul II survives an assassination attempt.
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