September 19, 1692 – Giles Corey (82) was an English-born American farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials. After being arrested, Corey refused to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. He was subjected to pressing in an effort to force him to pleadâthe only example of such a sanction in American historyâand died after three days of this torture. rochestermilitary.com