Bridget Bishop is hanged on Proctor's Ledge at Gallows Hill during the Salem Witch Trials in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was accused of witchcraft and found guilty by the Court of Oyer and Terminer (to Hear and to Decide). A total of 19 more individuals lost their life; five women on July 19, one woman and four men on
August 19, and finally six women and two men on September 22. The court was disbanded by Governor William Phipps on October 29, 1692. He also prohibited more arrests and released many accused witches. By May 1693, Phips had pardoned all those imprisoned on witchcraft charges, effectively ending the trials. More
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