The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic—and 20 were executed. In 1711, ...

It's a relic from a haunting period of Massachusetts history, and you could be its owner if you are so inclined. The University Archives website is auctioning off a "signed and annotated 1650 Biblical ...

Salem, Massachusetts, 1692: It's an early entry in American history that is not soon forgotten, between references in modern media (Witches of East End, anyone?), and use of the phrase "witch hunt" in ...

Seventy-eight percent of the people executed for witchcraft in New England in the late 17th and early 18th centuries were women. Jef Thompson/Shutterstock.com When powerful men cry witch, they’re ...

SALEM, MA -- A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more ...

Today’s Salem is a strange place, at once alluring and off-putting. This former haunt of terrified, grudge-holding (and doomed) Puritans bursts with witch museums, statues, tours, workshops, gift ...

JENNIFER CARPENTER: (As Emily Rose) And I am Lucifer, the devil in the flesh. RASCOE: Whatever scares you this spooky season, author Jeremy Dauber says it's all a part of a long, American tradition.

Three hundred and thirty-three (half of another number of note) years ago, there was trouble in Salem, Massachusetts. Twenty-five people were killed, and about another hundred and fifty were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With fall in full swing, New Englanders everywhere are picking the last apples of the season and starting to prepare for Halloween ...

A Biblical "concordance" belonging to a judge from the Salem Witch Trials is up for auction tomorrow, Aug. 27 A "concordance" is a sort of reference book The item will be auctioned online on the ...