How the Salem Witch Trials Influenced the U.S. Legal System
Those accused lacked basic legal protections, including the premise that one was innocent until proven guilty.
Stay updated with breaking news from Increase Mather. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Those accused lacked basic legal protections, including the premise that one was innocent until proven guilty.
Onesimus, a slave in Boston, taught the process known as variolation. HowStuffWorks looks at how he saved countless lives.
Pastors and church leaders can lead their congregations through vaccine hesitancy by helping people get the facts.
My Turn: Being a revisionist isn’t a bad thing SINGLETON Published: 1/16/2018 9:00:10 AM As a U.S. historian who has participated in the public discussion of the current research project on the battle/massacre at the Great Falls in 1676, and as someone who briefly taught Native American history at the college level, l am certainly interested in any new perspectives on King Philips War. Thus, I read with interest Gary Sanderson’s discussion of two new books on the war, one by Amherst College historian Lisa Brooks, and the other by Christine M. Delucia of Mount Holyoke. The war has been, ...
Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have been numerous events of lasting significance. Each week brings anniversaries of impressive milestones, unforgettable tragedies, amazing triumphs, memorable births, notable deaths and everything in between. Some of the events drawn from over 2,000 years of history might be familiar, while other happenings might be previously unknown by most people. The following pages highlight events that happened this week — April 18 through April 24 — in Christian history. They include the birth of a prominent British Christian philanthropis...