The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic—and 20 were executed. In 1711, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the women accused in the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial America have long since been pardoned, the convictions of ...

In 1692, many people in Salem were falsely accused of witchcraft — an infamous part of Massachusetts history, known as the Salem Witch Trials. Your 2025 guide to Salem’s Haunted Happenings As ...

What happens when a teacher inspires her students to take on history? In the case of Carrie LaPierre's eighth grade class at North Andover Middle School, it inspired a sojourn into the Salem Witch ...

Three hundred and thirty-three (half of another number of note) years ago, there was trouble in Salem, Massachusetts. Twenty-five people were killed, and about another hundred and fifty were ...

(The Conversation) — Dogs appeared several times during testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in the ...

SALEM, MA -- A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more ...

Seventy-eight percent of the people executed for witchcraft in New England in the late 17th and early 18th centuries were women. Jef Thompson/Shutterstock.com When powerful men cry witch, they’re ...