In 1692, 14 women, 5 men and 2 dogs were executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. It started in January of that year when two girls experienced strange symptoms, twitching and contorting with pain. In the course of 9 months, dozens of people were affected by this strange epidemic, and hundreds were accused of witchcraft. Daughters pointed fingers at mothers, neighbors implicated each other. A minister was accused of being…
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The New York Public Library
The New York Public Library was in the news recently when it was announced that the Fifth Avenue Stephen A. Schwarzman Building will not be turned into a lending library. The renovations would have significantly altered the beaux-arts building, and 1.5 million books would have been sent to a warehouse in New Jersey. The plan was “to replace books with people” and effectively turn the building into an internet cafe. For…