Fact #61022
When:
Short story:
At Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, USA, Bridget
Bishop becomes the first person to be hanged during The Salem Witch
Trials, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft And
Sorceries". The Salem Witch trials will fuel the imaginations of
authors, film-makers and songwriters for centuries to come. Among
the notable songs inspired by these despicable events are Bridget Bishop Will Have Her Revenge On Salem Mass by Walter
Prez (2006), American Witch by Rob Zombie (2006), Witch Hunt by
Rush (1981), The Dead Can't Testify by Billy Talent and Hunting For
Witches by Bloc Party. (1692)
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