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George Washington—surveyor, farmer, soldier, and statesman—never thought of himself as an economist, but experience taught him a great ...

Why were 19 people hanged for practising dark magic in 17th-century New England? Ellie Cawthorne, presenter of a new HistoryExtra podcast series on the events of 1692–93, examines six causes of the Salem witch trials

State Senator Diana DiZoglio has introduced legislation to clear the name of Elizabeth Johnson Jr., who was condemned in 1693 at the height of the Salem Witch Trials but never executed

A group of students in North Andover, Massachusetts, is trying to change history. They’re trying to exonerate a falsely accused “witch,” a history lesson...

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Throughout history there have been myriad tales of strange ghostly phenomena, involving ghosts, specters, and demonic forces from beyond our understanding. Some of these have been lost or muted in the mists of time, leaving us to wonder and speculate on just what is going on, banishing them to the limbo between real history and... Read more »

It reminds us how important it is to let the facts and logical reasoning be our guide in important matters.

A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker. Oxford University Press (New York, 2014), 400 pp., $29.95.

A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker. Oxford University Press (New York, 2014), 400 pp., $29.95.

Those accused lacked basic legal protections, including the premise that one was innocent until proven guilty.