The Salem witch trials were the largest witchcraft outbreak in American history, resulting from a perfect storm of catastrophes. Taking place in 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in ...

BOSTON - There's a new push to clear the names of all of those accused, arrested or indicted for witchcraft in Massachusetts. Between 1638 and 1693, hundreds were accused, and many were executed, ...

Hundreds of years after hysteria set into colonial America, leading to the hanging of more than a dozen people convicted of witchcraft, ancestors of the accused are working to clear their names. Sara ...

The episode exposed religious extremism, social divisions, and the danger of false testimony. Decades later, historians still debate what caused the girls’ mysterious fits — from ergot poisoning to ...

2004-03-14T21:45:26-05:00 https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org ...

In February 1692, strange illness struck two young girls in Salem, igniting the infamous Witch Trials. Uncover the truth behind this dark chapter in history. Read Joe Biden doctor's full statement on ...

For at least half a century, at least once every decade in the English-speaking democracies of the West there’s been a moral panic of some sort, usually related to progressive social change. In the ...

SALEM, Mass. -- The Massachusetts community where 20 people suspected of witchcraft were put to death in 1692 unveiled a memorial to 19 of those victims Wednesday, promising never to forget the ...

The Salem witch trials were the largest witchcraft outbreak in American history, resulting from a perfect storm of catastrophes. Taking place in 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in ...