1647 – Alse Young became the first person executed as a witch in America when she was hanged in Hartford, Conn.
1930 – The Chrysler Building opens to the public.
1937 – San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge was opened.
1963 – The album “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,” which featured the song “Blowin’ in the Wind,” was released.
1995 – Actor Christopher Reeve was paralyzed when he was thrown from his horse during a jumping event in Charlottesville, Va.
1997 – The Supreme Court ruled Paula Jones could pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton while he was in office.
