Salem Witch Trials: Bridget Bishop Is the First to Stand Trial
Bridget Bishop didn't confess. That was her first mistake, at least by Salem's logic — because the women who confessed mostly lived. She'd been accused before, back in 1680, and survived it. Wasn't so lucky this time. The court took just one day to convict her. Nineteen people would hang before it was over, one pressed to death under stones. But Bishop went first, alone, setting the template. A village's fear needed a test case. She was it.
June 2, 1692
334 years ago
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