Rhetoric is only as potent as its source materialthis is why any allusion to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is so effective. What comes immediately to mind is the hideous and completely unfound legal proceedingsbased mostly on superstition, irrational par...
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If there is a common thread linking these momentous historic trials, it is the thread of injustice: not one of the men or women convicted (with the possible exception of Charles I), deserved the death, imprisonment and infamy meted out to them by their ac...
While nowhere near as famous as the Salem witchcraft trials that took place in 1692, the great Connecticut witchcraft panic, which lasted intermittently from 1647 until 1697, set a precedent in American history. Of course, these trials presaged the later ...
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, tens of thousands of people were executed for witchcraft in Europe. Then as now, witches were typically thought of as female, and most of the victims in the witch trials were women.However, men were occasionally accuse...
If theres one thing that movies and TV shows love, its a good true crime story. If theres another thing that movies and TV shows love, its getting the facts wrong about those true crime stories. Hollywood has skewed how we view famous events to the point ...
Death, for the ancient Egyptians, meant a lot more than just mummies and pyramids. The Egyptians had a terrifying vision of what awaited them after death. The souls of dead Egyptians didnt just drift on to eternitythey had to fight for it. After death, th...
Witch hunts and the ensuing witch trials, be they for political or religious reasons, have always been truly dark and nightmarish things. Throughout the history of the world, innocent people, overwhelmingly women, have been interrogated, punished, torture...
The term “white god” is generally referred to ancient gods who were believed to had come to Earth to help humanity thrive and shared with them knowledge of agriculture, science, and technology. These white gods, who were worshipped by the...
The sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) seem to be not a modern phenomenon. Throughout history, many ancient paintings, cave paintings, and scriptures reported recorded UFO sightings in various parts of the world, have been raising questio...
SMART NEWSScotland Issues Formal Apology to Thousands Accused of WitchcraftAn estimated 2,500 Scots were executed as witches between the 16th and 18th centuries A 14th-century illustration depicts accused witches being burned at the stake. More than...
Tompkins Harrison Matteson's 1853 painting Examination of a Witch, which depicts the 17th-century investigation of Mary Fisher in New England.Peabody Essex Museum, Wikimedia Commons // Public DomainIf you were a woman living in Salem, Massachusetts,...
Tompkins Harrison Matteson's 1853 painting Examination of a Witch, which depicts the 17th-century investigation of Mary Fisher in New England.Peabody Essex Museum, Wikimedia Commons // Public DomainIf you were a woman living in Salem, Massachusetts,...
A car drives with "Area 51" written on the back before the start of a "Storm Area 51" spinoff event called "Area 51 Basecamp" on September 20, 2019 near Alamo, Nevada.(Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)When a UFO enthusia...
A car drives with "Area 51" written on the back before the start of a "Storm Area 51" spinoff event called "Area 51 Basecamp" on September 20, 2019 near Alamo, Nevada.(Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)When a UFO enthusia...
A car drives with "Area 51" written on the back before the start of a "Storm Area 51" spinoff event called "Area 51 Basecamp" on September 20, 2019 near Alamo, Nevada.(Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)When a UFO enthusia...
An artist's impression of the Salem witch trials.(Image credit: Bettmann via Getty Images)Between 1692 and 1693, accusations of witchcraft were made in and around the town of Salem in Massachusetts, leading to the arrests of about 150 people. These c...
An artist's impression of the Salem witch trials.(Image credit: Bettmann via Getty Images)Between 1692 and 1693, accusations of witchcraft were made in and around the town of Salem in Massachusetts, leading to the arrests of about 150 people. These c...
A car drives with "Area 51" written on the back before the start of a "Storm Area 51" spinoff event called "Area 51 Basecamp" on September 20, 2019 near Alamo, Nevada.(Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)When a UFO enthusia...
An artist's impression of the Salem witch trials.(Image credit: Bettmann via Getty Images)Between 1692 and 1693, accusations of witchcraft were made in and around the town of Salem in Massachusetts, leading to the arrests of about 150 people. These c...
A car drives with "Area 51" written on the back before the start of a "Storm Area 51" spinoff event called "Area 51 Basecamp" on September 20, 2019 near Alamo, Nevada.(Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)When a UFO enthusia...
