Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yep, from hearses and witch lore to quaint cafes and gorgeous colonial architecture, Salem has a lot to offer travelers during any ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston: Salem, Massachusetts, welcoming Halloween revelers to Witch City
People often associate witch trials with victims being burned at the stake. The Salem Witch Trials, and any other trials that took place in English-speaking countries, never used burnings, though. The ...
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, ...
Popular Mechanics: We Now Know What May Have Caused the Salem Witch Trials
Religion News Service: How dogs were implicated during the Salem witch trials
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 ...
Daily Camera: The current parallels to the Salem witch trials are uncanny (Opinion)
Witches are a big deal in Salem’s modern culture. The city’s association with witchcraft has been capitalized on from films like 1993's “Hocus Pocus” to the annual Halloween festivities that draw in ...
C&EN: The Salem witch trials LSD theory and the fascinating evolution of mummification in ancient Egypt
Happy spooky season, Tiny Matters listeners! In today’s episode, Sam and Deboki tackle two Halloween themed topics: The Salem witch trials and mummies. In 1692 and 1693 a series of hearings and trials ...