Of the accused, 34 people were indicted and 11 were executed for witchcraft. While Salem is famous for its witch trials, Connecticut’s history is a story not often told. “Salem was the tail end.

During the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts, which occurred in 1692, a total of 19 people were accused of witchcraft. They were executed by hanging, and another person was pressed to ...

Salem, Massachusetts is best known for the Witch Trials of 1692. That history turned the small town into a Halloween destination, with more than 1 million people flocking there in the month of October ...

The Salem witch trials are famous, but throughout history thousands were executed for the impossible crime of witchcraft. Most suspects were poor women, elderly, indigenous people or disabled ...

In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts ... Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to execute 19 people. She sits down with… ...

Maryland is the most recent state to introduce legislation to exonerate those convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. But why ...

The last proceedings of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts ended in 1693 ... "World Day Against Witch Hunts." Thousands of people are accused of practicing witchcraft every year, and many ...

During the Salem witch trials, Corwin was one of several judges ... one of Salem's most haunted destinations (the spirits of the people Corwin sentenced to death supposedly haunt its halls).

The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish Witchcraft Act Sarah Kuta On this day in 1690, "Publick Occurrences ...

Many travelers recommend stopping here to remember the people who lost their lives ... Centrally located in downtown Salem, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial is open every day from dawn to dusk ...