{
  "id": 8840764,
  "title": "TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/tuesday-sept-22-2026-8840764",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T04:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/todayinhistory/20260921/tuesday-sept-22-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/tuesday-sept-22-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-21T03:07:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}