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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2026 · 12 MIN

The Salem Witch Trials: Five Hanged on August 19, 1692

from Same Day, Different Century · host Zach Ipsen

On August 19, 1692, five people were hanged as witches in Salem, Massachusetts. Among them was George Burroughs, a Harvard educated minister who climbed the ladder, declared his innocence, and recited the Lord's Prayer without a stumble, something no witch was believed able to do.Send me a text!Support the show

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