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This day in history

Matt Melton

1692: A doctor in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony accuses two girls of bewitchment, beginning the Salem Witch Trials. Next time you think about going to the hospital for a exorcism you’ll think twice, eh?

1968: Gary Coleman is born. Thought you should know.

1978: The United States Senate begins broadcasting its proceedings on the radio for the first time. So now you know what your Grandmother did before CNN and C-Span came on the air.

1996: The United States Congress passes the Communications Decency Act, the first attempt to control pornographic material on the Internet. That one went about as well as World War II for the French. Take two coming anytime soon?