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On the Subject of Mass Hysteria: The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and the United States Post 9/11

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro The first post that I wrote for Res Ipsa Loquitor as a guest blogger in 2010 was about Giles Corey. Corey, an elderly man, was a victim of the Salem witch hysteria. He was executed–not by hanging…but by … Continue reading →

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