This Week in History…

This week in history…

1390 – First trial for witchcraft takes place in Paris, leading to the death of three people.
1774 – First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1825 – Erie Canal opens passage from Lake Erie to Albany.
1850 – First National Women’s Rights Convention begins in Massachusetts.
1861 – End of the Pony Express, which lasted 18 months, occurs as it is replaced by the telegraph system.
1929 – New York Stock Exchange crashes.
1929 – Harry Houdini has his last show in Detroit.
1947 – Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
1962 – Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison.
2001 – Apple announces the iPod.
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This Week in Sports History…
1857 – Sheffield F.C., the world’s first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England.
1921 – Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25 game winning streak.