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May 2025
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The Salem Witch Trials

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In 1692, Salem Massachusetts was overrun by the Devil himself.  Or that’s what the Puritan men running the Massachusetts Bay Colony believed.  Hundreds of men and women, mostly women, were accused of witchcraft, and more often than not, by a group of young girls.  Throughout the witch trials that took place throughout that year, 18 people were hanged and one ... Show More
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