The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a dark time in American history. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed during the hysteria.Ever since those dark days ended, the trials have become synonymous with mass hysteria and scapegoating.efinition of the Salem Witch Trials: The Salem Witch Trials were a series of witchcraft cases brought before local magistrates in the colony of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
Jack Coughlin (author) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (March 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Jack Coughlin (born January 12, 1966) is a retired United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant and the author of the autobiography Shooter.
For the mayor of Los Angeles, see Richard Riordan. Richard Russell Rick Riordan, Jr. (/ËraÉªÉrdÉn/ ; born June 5, 1964) is an American author known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which is about a twelve-year-old who discovers he is the son of Poseidon.iordan published the first novel in the series, The Lightning Thief in 2005. Four sequels followed, the last, The Last Olympian in 2009. Prior to Percy Jackson, Riordan had written the Tres Navarres series, a series of mystery novels for adult readers.