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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...
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...
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...
Group seeks to clear names of all accused, convicted or executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts
WFXT via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBOSTON (AP) — In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the...
The 'female version' of the male obsession with the Roman Empire is — to the surprise of no one —...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPrincess Diana, the Salem Witch Trials, and the Titanic are common answersAndrea Comi/Getty Images...
Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDecades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at the...
Centuries after Salem, witch hunts persist
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPhoto collage of symbols of witchcraft arrayed together on a layer that's tearing off to reveal a close-up photo of a woman screaming in anguish. The...
Why is Rep. Andy Biggs afraid to testify under oath before the Jan. 6 committee?
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRepublican Rep. Andy Biggs makes a lousy victim. I mean, he’s trying. He’s really, really trying to...
The last Salem witch is finally pardoned - 329 years later
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe last Salem “witch” to be exonerated has been pardoned more than 329 years after she was...
Connecticut group urges state to exonerate witch trial victims over 300 years later
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAccusations of witchcraft in Connecticut led to the first large-scale witch trials in the American...