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A brief history of the Salem witch trials
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAn 1876 illustration of a Salem courtroom. | Wikimedia Commons The Salem witch trials took place in a period of New England history when women were...
Hundreds of Salem witch trials documents get new home
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHundreds of court documents from the 1692 Salem witch trials are being transferred from the Salem...
Jean Smart reveals ‘Hacks’ Salem witch trial joke is based on her own witchcraft history
NY Post via Yahoo News· 1 month ago"Hacks" star Jean Smart talks about her ancestor, convicted of witchcraft. Jean Smart’s magic is...
How a bad batch of bread might have led to the Salem witch trials
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn January 1692, a 9-year-old girl named Elizabeth Parris and an 11-year-old girl named Abigail...
The 3 Biggest Myths About the Salem Witch Trials
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this 1869 oil painting 'Witch Hill (The Salem Martyr)' by Thomas Satterwhite Noble, the young woman posing as a condemned witch was a descendent of...
Woman who escaped Salem witch trial execution is subject of former Ashland resident's book
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJanice Thompson's new book, "Dry Tinder: A Tale of Rivalry and Injustice in Salem Village," was in...
Sarah Jessica Parker played a witch in 'Hocus Pocus.' Then she discovered her real-life ties to the...
Yahoo Celebrity via AOL· 6 months agoSarah Jessica Parker is connected to the Salem Witch Trials. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News;...
This Small Massachusetts City Is an Iconic Halloween Destination — How to Plan a Trip
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHere’s what you need to know to plan a spooky trip to Salem, Massachusetts this October. Just an...
Why people accused women of being witches
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIllustration from “The History of Witches and Wizards, 1720.” | “The History of Witches and Wizards, 1720.” The witch panics that occurred throughout...
Woman Convicted In Massachusetts' Salem Witch Trials Finally Exonerated After 329 Years
Oxygen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe last-known Massachusetts woman to still be legally classified a witch has been pardoned, more...
