In 1692, Abigail Williams and Ann Putnam, two young ladies from Salem Village, Massachusetts, accused three local women of using the black arts of witchcraft to torment and bewitch them. On the following day.. Sarah Good, Sarah Osburne, and the West African slave Tituba were arrested. This event marked the beginning of the infamous Salem Witch Trials. By the end of the year when the trials were finally over, close to 200 men and women had been arrested and jailed, 19 of which had been hung at Gallows Hill, and one whom had been pressed to Death.
According to folklore this is a very unlucky day to have a love letter postmarked. It will lead to a breakup of your relationship or engagement.