Salem, Massachusetts, is widely known as the Witch City due to its central role in the tragic Salem Witch Trials of 1692-1693 ...

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, ...

Should you find your way up to Salem, Mass., this Halloween season, your chances of encountering a psychic are up — and the odds that that he or she has a felony record are down. That, for those of ...

When 19 people were hung for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693, they sealed the city’s identity forever as “the Witch City.” That’s reinforced daily by Salem ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of a court scene during the late-17th century witch trials in Salem, Mass. Christine_Kohler/iStock via Getty ...

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 ...

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What happens when a teacher inspires her students to take on history? In the case of Carrie LaPierre's eighth grade class at North Andover Middle School, it inspired a sojourn into the Salem Witch ...

When a piece of furniture has survived for nearly 350 years, you know it has some history, but one such cabinet may have the most macabre historical story of them all. The history of a small, ...

Salem, Massachusetts, is renowned for its witch trials, but this charming New England town has so much more to offer. Photograph by Wangkun Jia / Alamy Stock Photo Colonial-era homes fit for a ...