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‘The Salem Witch Trials 1692’ Review: Under Hysteria’s Spell
Today’s Salem is a strange place, at once alluring and off-putting. This former haunt of terrified, grudge-holding (and doomed) Puritans bursts with witch museums, statues, tours, workshops ...
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What were the Salem witch trials?
US President Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter yesterday, claiming that his administration was being subjected to the "greatest witch hunt in American political history". Trump was deriding what ...
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Canada's last witch trials: Women accused of fake witchcraft
An illustration of the trial of George Jacobs, who was hanged during the Salem witch trials in 1692. More than 200 people were accused during the trials, and 20 were executed, making it the ...
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Salem Witch Museum
The Salem Witch Museum is perfect for first-time visitors to Salem. Founded in 1972, this museum offers two types of presentations: One is an immersive narration of the 1692 Salem witch trials ...
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Witch-Hunt
The spirit of the Salem witch-hunt haunts Washington again. Sarah McClendon's labeling of William A. Wieland and J. Clayton Miller, two State Department aides, as security risks, has aroused a ...