It’s a little-known fact that Faneuil Hall, which has been dubbed the “Cradle of Liberty” since the American Revolution, was financed with money from Peter Faneuil’s slave-trading business. Peter Faneuil… Read more »

Captain John Alden Jr, the son of Mayflower pilgrim John Alden, was a merchant from Boston who was accused of witchcraft by a local child during the Salem Witch Trials… Read more »

Bed bugs, the little parasites that feed on the blood of people and animals, are actually not native to North America. It is believed they were first brought to the… Read more »

Animals played a surprisingly large role in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Since it was believed at the time that witches had animal familiars, or helpers, that they used… Read more »

Susannah North Martin was one of a handful of accused witches during the Salem Witch Trials who did not actually live in Salem. Born in 1621 in Buckinghamshire, England, to… Read more »