Tag: Massachusetts
Names of Those Executed During the Salem Witch Trials of 1692
The Salem witch trials of 1692 were a series of court trials and convictions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. The trials began…
6 Unsettling Facts About the Medfield Insane Asylum
The Medfield Insane Asylum, in Medfield, Massachusetts, was established in 1892 and in only a few years, stories about the asylum began to circulate among…
8 People Who Were Tarred and Feathered
Tar and feathering was a popular method of intimidation, torture, and vigilanteism in the early 1900s. There were numerous reports of tar and feather parties…
6 Accounts of Electric Chair Executions from the Early 1900s
As electric chairs were first being installed in the United States, beginning in New York, people were assured that this was the pleasant way to…
6 Cases of Bodies Being Found in the Cellar
There is a reason why cellars are scary and that is because it is where you hide the dead bodies. No, seriously. The cellar is…
The Cannibal Crew of the Whale Ship Essex
On August 12, 1819, the whale ship Essex left port in Nantucket, Massachusetts with plans to hunt down whales for their valuable oil, but the…
Militiamen Bully People During Strike of 1912
Give people guns and the authority to terrify and antagonize the populace, and sure enough, things will turn ugly. In the 1912 account below, the…
Striking Mill Workers Shot Down by Police
What we aren’t taught in schools is that the U.S. police had a reputation of shooting and murdering strikers back in the early 1900s. There…
10 Unbelievable Facts About The Angel Of Death Nurse Jane Toppan
Jane Toppan was a round woman who put on a happy smile as she cared for her patients. Little did anyone know, she was actually…
