On this day in 1692, five persons (Martha Carrier, John Willard, George Burroughs, George Jacobs Sr., and John Proctor) were executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts (known today as Danvers). Their execution was a part of a much larger quasi-religious hysteria that gripped the area under which more than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging (fourteen women and five men). One other man, Giles Corey, died under torture after refusing to enter a plea, and at least five people died in the disease-ridden jails without trial.
A majority of people accused and convicted of witchcraft were women (about 78%). Overall, the Puritan belief and prevailing New England culture was that women were inherently sinful and more susceptible to damnation than men were. Women who did not conform to the norms of Puritan society were more likely to be the target of an accusation, especially those who were unmarried or did not have children.
Bridget Bishop, a midwife, was the first person executed in the Salem Witch Trials
Always the two percent…
BADA BING BING BING!
Germany once banned and burned books to silence ideas. Today, a German bookstore displays ‘Banned in the USA’.
I wish my siblings would stop calling me “spoiled” just because I’m the baby in the family. The fact is, my parents kept having children until they found one they liked. It’s so not my issue.
Just remember, it takes two people to destroy a relationship. So it’s not just her fault….it’s also her mother’s.
FYI… You pee on a jellyfish sting, not a jelly stain. My apologies to the lady at Waffle House this morning.
MAGA Republicans realizing South Park doesn’t like them is as hilarious as watching them realize that neither does Rage Against the Machine, Aerosmith, Green Day, Marvel, Star Wars, The Boys, every decent comedian… or their kids.
Cars these days have to many gadgets. I tried to reverse, and it played a video of somebody getting run over by a car.
I accidentally used my real personality at work today. I’ll just take myself to HR.
Did you know that while a tinfoil hat stops the NSA from reading your thoughts, it makes your head stand out like a Christmas tree on the CIA’s hunter-killer drone radar?
Just wanted to update everyone on my diet. It’s day two, and I’m happy to announce that I think I’m okay with being fat.
Her: Does this dress make me look fat? Him: Does this tie make me look bald? Her: But you are bald! Him: Exactly!
I sleep better naked. Why can’t the flight attendant understand this?
I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.
What is a 3 letter word that starts with gas? Car.
What do you call a milkman wearing pantyhose? A dairy queen.
Teacher: Use the word fornication in a sentence. Me: This tie is perfect fornication like this.
We named our two kids ‘War’ and ‘Peace’. It’s a long story.
Do not believe things written on a bathroom wall. Sharon was NOT up for a good time. What an awkward conversation THAT was.
Police have confirmed that the person who fell tragically from an 18th floor nightclub was not a bouncer.
Headline – Russia lures confused old man to Alaska in elder scam.
You have to be bold to ask a person out. But if you want to ask a geologist on a date, you have to be a little boulder.
What do you call a book club that’s been stuck on one book for centuries? Church.
Today is the birthday, in 1939, of Ginger Baker, drummer with Cream who had the 1966 UK No.11 single ‘I Feel Free’. Baker was also a member of the Graham Bond Organisation, Blind Faith, and Ginger Bakers Airforce and is also known for his numerous associations with World music, mainly the use of African influences. He has also had other collaborations such as with Gary Moore, Hawkwind and Public Image Ltd. Baker died on 6 October, 2019 at the age of 80. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_u1eu6Lpds
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