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1612

• Three women are trialed for witchcraft in Samlesbury, England.

1692

• One woman and four men are executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.

1854

• The first Sioux War begins after the United States army murders Lakota chief Conquering Bear.

1936

• The Moscow trials begin in the USSR.

1945

• The Viet Minh seize power in Hanoi, starting the Vietnamese revolution.

1946

• Imperialist politician and war criminal Bill Clinton in born in Hope, Arkansas, USA.

1991

• The August Coup begins in order to oust the revisionist General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.