The infamous witch trials may have put this Boston suburb on the map, but they’ve also overshadowed much of its magic. Here’s ...

“As it turns out, the Salem witch trials took place in what we now recognize as the Little Ice Age, which was a time of colder climate, more severe weather,” Baker said. 3 Martha Corey and her ...

T.H. Matteson, Examination of a Witch, 1853 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were ...

That's the spooky idea Linnda R. Caporael floated in her 1976 paper Ergotism: The Satan Loosed In Salem.In search of a concrete explanation for the witch-hunting mania, she stumbled upon a theory ...

Almanac: The Salem witch trials 01:52. And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: October 29th, 1692, 325 years ago today … a day of belated justice in a bewitched, bothered, and ...

Five myths about the Salem witch trials. October 28, 2016 More than ... The majority of the adolescent girls in Salem village could read, even if they could not sign their names.

One hundred fourty-four people accused, the hanging of 19, the pressing to death of one man, 5 deaths in custody including an infant. Accusing fingers were pointed every where; whom could you trust?

Salem Village, Massachusetts, became the epicenter of a notorious series of witch trials fueled by fear, superstition, and social tensions. Over the course of a year, more than 200 individuals were ...

In 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in northeastern Massachusetts and led to the prosecution of more than 150 people. ... The center of the trials was Salem Village, ...

In 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in northeastern Massachusetts and led to the prosecution of more than 150 people. In 1692 and 1693, ...