The Salem Witch Trials weren’t just mass hysteria—they were fueled by fear, flawed justice, and silence. Mary Easty’s brave defense shook the court, but not enough to save her life. More for You ...

Between early 1692 and mid-1693, the Salem witch trials swept through colonial Massachusetts ... which only fueled the hysteria. Once accusations started, they spread rapidly, and many people ...

The pivotal accuser at the trials ... a Massachusetts first? The answers to both questions lie in part with the unlikeliest of suspects, the Indian slave at the heart of the Salem mystery.

If you're heading to Salem, you should set aside some time for a visit to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Built to honor the victims who died during the 1692 witchcraft hysteria, the memorial ...

Portions of central, eastern, northeastern, and western Massachusetts ... than a million tourists visit Salem every year to learn about the 1692 Witch Trials. Now, a new tour hopes to showcase ...

If you're heading to Salem, you should set aside some time for a visit to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Built to honor the victims who died during the 1692 witchcraft hysteria, the memorial ...

Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 and the McCarthyism which gripped America in the 1950s. The story of how the small ...

In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to ...

The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish Witchcraft Act On This Day in History On this day in 1690 ...