All posts tagged "Salem"
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34.6K5Arts and LeisureThe Crucible, or How Arthur Miller Got the Salem Witch Trials Wrong
Arthur Miller ostensibly wrote his classic drama The Crucible about the Salem witch trials of 1692, but he aimed it at Sen. Joseph...
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8.4K5Arts and LeisureCharles Dickens Brings ‘A Christmas Carol’ — and Christmas — to Boston
Charles Dickens didn’t think much of American slavery on his first visit in 1842. But he loved Boston enough to return after...
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8.9K7MassachusettsIn 1685 Massachusetts Legalized Christmas to Samuel Sewall’s Dismay
In 1685, a tolerant wind blew briefly through England when James II ascended to the throne. He ordered greater freedom for Roman...
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19.0K9Arts and LeisureSalty Brine for 51 Years Announces News, Weather and No School Fosta Glosta
Back in the day, broadcasting legend Salty Brine was as much a part of Rhode Island life as Del’s Lemonade, coffee milk...
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20.6K6boston6 Historic Haunted Houses in New England (Plus 16 More)
Haunted houses belong to New England lore as much as Revolutionary battles or clipper ship races. New England ghosts, witches, devils and...
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15.0K9Arts and LeisureThe Salem Witch Trials, or Still Raking It In After All These Years
People still can’t seem to get enough of the Salem witch trials, which remain a mainstay of popular culture 326 years after...
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8.8K5Business and LaborThe Wilton Meetinghouse Collapse of 1773
The festive raising of the Wilton meetinghouse turned to tragedy in 1773 when a worm-eaten support post gave way. All 53 of...
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Samuel Sewall – The Witch Trials Judge Who Couldn’t Get a Date
Samuel Sewall is best known as one of the nine judges who condemned witches to death in the Salem witch trials of...
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14.6K8MassachusettsThe Endicott Pear Tree, Still Alive in Massachusetts After Nearly 400 Years
Sometime around 1630, John Endecott planted a pear tree with the hope it would live for generations. He got his wish with...
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7.1K6Crime and ScandalMurderous Joseph Knapp Inspires Poe, Hawthorne
On May 14, 1830 Joseph Knapp, Sr., of Wenham, Mass., received a letter from Charles Grant of Belfast, Maine, demanding $350. Otherwise,...
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