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On This Day…

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Holly Hewlett

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…in 1692, five people were hanged in Salem, Massachussetts after being convicted of witchcraft. Fourteen more were executed for the crime that year, and a further 150 were imprisoned.

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Posted in Bitesize Tagged american history, on this day, Salem, Salem witch trials, witch-hunting, witchcraft

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