Tituba is one of the most misunderstood people connected to the Salem Witch Trials. In this series of videos, I explore Tituba’s entire life. Read More » September 2, 2020No Comments Salem Witch Trials History - Locations, Dates, Players, Victims, Accusers, and Judges ...
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Updated:September 19, 2024|Original:September 27, 2021 copy page linkPrint Page At the center of theSalem witch trialswere a core group of accusers, all girls and young women ranging in age from nine to 20, who screamed, writhed, barked and displayed other horrifying symptoms they claimed ...
she was hanged eight days later on what would become known as Gallows Hill in Salem Town. Five more people were hanged that July; five in August and eight more in September. In addition, seven other accused witches died in jail, while the elderly Giles Corey (Martha’s husband) was press...
When I think of the witch trials of Salem, I used to wonder how people could give in to mass hysteria like that. Are there really people so dangerous in the midst of society that we have to kill them to prevent them hurting us? Now I think about capital punishment, the terrorist attac...
Raised Roman Catholic, to my family this meant I must believe in Jesus, go to confession every Saturday, attend Sunday Mass, and never, ever, miss Catechism instructions. At a very young age, an only child from a brief WWII marriage, it did not take long to realize my mother, grandmothe...
but to avoid the dangerous consequences of religious fanaticism is a disservice to the audience. It ignores the more compelling story of prominent leaders who seek to control people through religious persecution and the way young women possibly latched on to the freedom of mass hysteria to escape....
8-3. Wilkins and Merino-Rivas earned an 8-7 doubles win against the Spartans to help Salem State earn a huge point in their 5-4 triumph to earn their first Little East victory. Mark Wood Mark Wood (Fr., Lynn, Mass.) -- Wood was named Little East Rookie of the Week after going ...
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Hopkinton State Fair – August 29-September 2 Originally started over 100 years ago in 1915, theHopkinton State Fairis a five-day event that typically begins on a Thursday and goes through Labor Day. It's become the largest fair in the Granite State and hosts a wide variety of events, in...