Statistics is just one way to tell the tale of the infamous Salem witch trials. In just 16 months between February 1692 and May 1693, up to 200 people—mostly women—were accused of practicing ...

How Salem faced up to its dark past to become one of the most inclusive towns in America Salem is known for its 17th-century witch trials, with more than 200 persecuted and 20 sent to their deaths ...

Walter Johnson, Montgomery Blair and Washington-Liberty square off on It's Academic!

Portland’s biggest fireworks display occurs at the annual Waterfront Blues Festival. Festival attendees may have one of the ...

The perfect escape from the city is on South Carolina's coast and is a hidden gem town that is filled with sandy beaches and ...

Hours are generally 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday, June 20-22, with some events lasting into the evening, Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State St., and in George Rogers Park, 611 S. State St.; ...

WARGRAVE Local History Society’s June meeting was a presentation by Geoff Wood about the history of Marlow in the period ...

W itch hunting has claimed many lives in history and unfortunately persists today in some areas. One of the well-known incidents in witch-hunting history was the Salem witch trials, occurring from ...

The Texas burger giant Whataburger plans to plant its orange-and-white striped flags across North Carolina. By year’s end, ...

A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early ...

Volunteers cleaning Poland’s Krzna River uncover well-preserved 6-pound 17th-century cannonball, sparking intrigue about its origins, Lublin officials said.