History's Greatest Mysteries · SEASON 5

The Salem Witch Trials

Episode 15 · 2024-07-15

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Episode overview

A notorious tragedy leads to one of the darkest chapters in early American history. In 1692, fear rips through the small town of Salem, Massachusetts. Accusations fly and many people are put to death. But what really sparked the Salem Witch Trials?

42 minutes

Season 5 episodes

1. Montezuma's Lost Treasure2024-01-29 2. The Garden of Eden2024-02-05 3. The Lost Fortune of the Knights Templar2024-02-12 4. The Shroud of Turin2024-02-19 5. Captain Kidd's Treasure2024-03-04 6. Escape from Alcatraz2024-03-11 7. The Battle of Los Angeles2024-03-18 8. The Mystery of Machu Picchu2024-03-25 9. Who Killed King Tut?2024-06-03 10. The Hindenburg Disaster2024-06-10 11. The Search for Alexander the Great2024-06-17 12. The Sinking of the Titanic2024-06-24 13. The Legend of the Lost Dutchman's Mine2024-07-01 14. The Assassination of RFK2024-07-08 15. The Salem Witch Trials2024-07-15