TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2026
1692-The last eight people - Martha Corey, Margaret Scott, Mary Easty, Alice Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmott Redd, Samuel Wardwell, and Mary Parker - are hanged for allegedly practicing witchcraft as a result of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts Bay Colony; 19 are hanged overall, with six other deaths caused by the hysteria 1862-U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary…
On September 22, 2026, eight individuals were hanged in Massachusetts Bay Colony for the alleged practice of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. This tragic event resulted in a total of nineteen deaths, with six more fatalities attributed to the widespread hysteria that swept through the region.
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