The Salem Witch Trials~ 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. Salem, Massachusetts was not alone in its witch hunt. A wave of witch trials swept Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s. These witch hunts happened for a variety of reasons and were greatly influenced by the fear of the devil and the commonly accepted belief that he could give witches the power to hurt people as a reward for their loyalty. Salem was settled by puritans in 1628 and was the beginning of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. King Charles I granted the puritans a royal charter to colonize the area, but Charles II revoked this charter in 1684 after colonists violated several of the charter’s rules. These violations included basing laws on religious beliefs, running an illegal mint and discriminating against Anglicans. A newer, more anti-religious charter replaced the original one in 1691 and also combined the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony and several other colonies into one. The puritans, who had left England due to religious persecution, feared they were under attack again and were losing control of their colony. A feeling of uneasiness and discontent surrounded them. The colony was also under a great deal of strain at the time due to a recent small pox epidemic, growing rivalries between families within the colony, a constant threat of attack from nearby Native-American tribes, and a recent influx of refugees trying to escape King William’s war with France in Canada and upstate New York. All of these factors created a tense environment in Salem. The hysteria first began in January of 1692 when a group of young girls, who later came to be known as the “afflicted girls,” fell ill after playing a fortune-telling game and began behaving strangely. Afflicted Girls: Elizabeth Booth Elizabeth Hubbard Mercy Lewis Betty Parris Ann Putnam Jr Susannah Sheldon Abigail Williams Mary Walcott Mary Warren The first of the girls to start experiencing symptoms was Betty Parris, followed by Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam Jr, Mary Walcott and Mercy Lewis. Shortly after, Elizabeth Hubbard, Susannah Sheldon, Mary Warren and Elizabeth Booth all started to experience the same symptoms, which consisted of suffering “fits,” hiding under furniture, contorting in pain and experiencing fever. Many modern theories suggest the girls were suffering from epilepsy, boredom, child abuse, mental illness or even a disease brought on by eating rye infected with fungus. In February, Samuel Parris called for a doctor, who is believed to be Dr. William Griggs, to examine the girls. The doctor was unable to find anything physically wrong with them and suggested they may be bewitched. Shortly after, two of the girls named the women they believed were bewitching them. These women were Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn and a slave named Tituba who worked for Samuel Parris. These three women were social outcasts and easy targets for the accusation of witchcraft. It was not difficult for the people of Salem to believe they were involved in witchcraft. On March 1st, Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osburn were arrested and examined. During Tituba’s examination, she confessed that she had been approached by Satan, along with Sarah Good and Sarah Osburn, and they had all agreed to do his bidding as witches. The confession spurred the hunt for more witches and silenced any opposition to the idea of witchcraft invading the village. That same month, four more women were accused an arrested: Rebecca Nurse, Martha Corey, Dorothy Good and Rachel Clinton from Ipswich. Although the afflicted girls were the main accusers during the trials, many historians believe the girl’s parents, particularly Thomas Putnam and Samuel Parris, were egging the girls on and encouraging them to accuse specific people in the community that they didn’t like in an act of revenge. In April, more women were accused, as well as a number of men: Sarah Cloyce Elizabeth Proctor John Proctor Giles Corey Abigail Hobbs Deliverance Hobbs William Hobbs Mary Warren Bridget Bishop Sarah Wildes Nehemiah Abbott Jr. Mary Eastey Edward Bishop Sarah Bishop Mary English Phillip English Reverend George Burroughs Lydia Dustin Susannah Martin Dorcas Hoar Sarah Morey In May, as the number of cases grew, Governor William Phips set up a special court, known as the Court of Oyer and Terminer, to hear the cases. This court consisted of eight judges. In June, Nathaniel Saltonstall resigned and was replaced by Jonathan Corwin. Court of Oyer and Terminer: Jonathan Corwin Bartholomew Gedney John Hathorne John Richards William Stoughton, Chief Magistrate Samuel Sewall Nathaniel Saltonstall Peter Sergeant Waitstill Winthrop The number of people accused and arrested in May surged to over 30 people: Sarah Dustin Ann Sears Arthur Abbott Bethiah Carter Sr. Bethiah Carter Jr. Mary Witheridge George Jacobs Sr. Margaret Jacobs Rebecca Jacobs John Willard Alice Parker Ann Pudeator Abigail Soames Sarah Buckely Elizabeth Colson Elizabeth Hart, Thomas Farrar Sr. Roger Toothaker Mary Toothaker Margaret Toothaker Sarah Proctor Mary DeRich Sarah Bassett Susannah Roots Elizabeth Cary Sarah Pease Martha Carrier Elizabeth Fosdick Wilmot Redd Elizabeth Howe Sarah Rice John Alden Jr William Proctor John Flood Arrest warrants were issued for George Jacobs Jr. and Daniel Andrews but they evaded arrest. The accusations and arrests began to decline in June but still continued and soon the local jails held more than 200 accused witches. Not everyone in Salem believed in witchcraft or supported the trials. There were many critics of the witch hunt, such as a local farmer John Proctor, who scoffed at the idea of witchcraft in Salem and called the young girls scam artists. Critics such as Proctor were often accused of witchcraft as well, under the assumption that anyone who denied the existence of witches or defended the accused must be one of them, and were brought to trial. Proctor’s entire family was accused, including all of his children, his pregnant wife and sister-in-law. Although the witch hunt started in Salem, it quickly spread to the neighboring towns, including Amesbury, Andover, Topsfield, Ipswich and Gloucester, and numerous residents of those towns were brought to Salem and put on trial. Bridget Bishop was the first person brought to trial. Bishop was a local tavern owner who often quarreled with her neighbors, dressed provocatively and entertained guests late at night in her home. Furthermore, Bishop had also been accused of witchcraft years before but was cleared of the crime. Bridget was accused by five of the afflicted girls, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam Jr., Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott and Elizabeth Hubbard, who stated she had physically hurt them and tried to make them sign a pact with the devil. During her trial, Bishop repeatedly defended herself, stating “I am innocent, I know nothing of it, I have done no witchcraft …. I am as innocent as the child unborn…” Bishop was quickly convicted and hanged on June 10th at Gallows hill. Five people were hanged in July, one of which was Rebecca Nurse. Rebecca Nurse’s execution was a pivotal moment in the Salem Witch Trials. Although many of the other accused women were unpopular social outcasts, Nurse was a pious, well-respected and well-loved member of the community. When she was first arrested, many members of the community signed a petition asking for her release. Although she wasn’t released, most people were confident she would be found not guilty and released. Her initial verdict was, in fact, not guilty, but upon hearing the verdict the afflicted girls began to have fits in the courtroom. Judge Stoughton asked the jury to reconsider their verdict. A week later, the jury changed their minds and declared Nurse guilty. After Nurse’s execution on July 19th, the residents of Salem started to seriously question the validity of the trials. On July 23, Proctor wrote to the clergy in Boston. He knew the clergy did not fully approve of the witch hunts. Proctor told them about the torture inflicted on the accused and asked that the trials be moved to Boston where he felt he would get a fair trial. The clergy later held a meeting, on August 1, to discuss the trials but were not able to help Proctor before his execution. Proctor’s wife managed to escape execution because she was pregnant, but Proctor was hanged on August 19th along with five other people. Another notable person who was accused of witchcraft was Captain John Alden Jr., the son of the Mayflower crew member John Alden. Alden was accused of witchcraft by a child during a trip to Salem while he was on his way home to Boston from Canada. Alden spent 15 weeks in jail before friends helped break him out and he escaped to New York. He was later exonerated. Yet another crucial moment during the Salem Witch Trials was the public torture and death of Giles Corey. Corey was accused of witchcraft in April after his wife’s accusation and examination. Knowing that if he was convicted his large estate would be confiscated and wouldn’t be passed down to his children, Corey brought his trial to a halt by refusing to enter a plea. English law at the time dictated that anyone who refused to enter a plea could be tortured in an attempt to force a plea out of them. This legal tactic was known as “peine forte et dure” which means “until he either answered or died.” The torture consisted of laying the prisoner on the ground, naked, with a board placed on top of him. Heavy stones were loaded onto the board and the weight was gradually increased until the prison either entered a plea or died. In mid-September, Corey was tortured this way for three days in a field near Howard Street until he finally died on September 19th. His death was gruesome and cruel and strengthened the growing opposition to the Salem Witch Trials. As the trials and executions continued, colonists began to doubt so many people could actually be guilty of this crime. They feared many innocent people were being executed. Local clergymen began speaking out against the witch hunt and tried to persuade officials to stop the trials. Around the end of September, the use of spectral evidence was finally declared inadmissible, thus marking the beginning of the end of the Salem Witch Trials. Although spectral evidence, evidence based on dreams and visions, wasn’t the only evidence used in court during the Salem Witch Trails, it was the most common and the easiest evidence for accusers to fake. Other evidence used in the trials included confessions of the accused, possession of certain items such as poppets, ointments or books on the occult, as well as the presence of an alleged “witch’s teat,” which was a strange mole or blemish, on the accused person’s body. On September 22, eight people were hanged. These were the last hangings of the Salem Witch Trials. On October 29th, Phips dismissed the court that had been set up to hear the cases. The 52 remaining people in jail were tried in a new court, the Superior Court of Judicature, the following winter. The new court was presided over by William Stoughton, Thomas Danforth, John Richards, Waitstill Wintrhop and Samuel Sewall. Most of the prisoners were found not guilty or released due to a lack of real evidence. Those who were found guilty were pardoned by Governor Phips. The governor released the last few prisoners the following May. Victims A total of 19 victims were hanged at Gallows hill during the witch trials. The others were either found guilty but pardoned, found not guilty, were never indicted or simply evaded arrest or escaped from jail. Found Guilty and Executed: Bridget Bishop (June 10, 1692) Sarah Good (July 19, 1692) Elizabeth Howe (July 19, 1692) Susannah Martin (July 19, 1692) Rebecca Nurse (July 19, 1692) Sarah Wildes (July 19, 1692) George Burroughs (August 19, 1692) Martha Carrier (August 19, 1692) John Willard (August 19, 1692) George Jacobs Sr. (August 19, 1692) John Proctor (August 19, 1692) Alice Parker (September 22, 1692) Mary Parker (September 22, 1692) Ann Pudeator (September 22, 1692) Wilmot Redd (September 22, 1692) Margaret Scott (September 22, 1692) Samuel Wardwell Sr (September 22, 1692) Martha Corey (September 22, 1692) Mary Eastey (September 22, 1692) Refused to enter a plea and tortured to death: Giles Corey (September 19th, 1692) Found Guilty and Pardoned: Elizabeth Proctor Abigail Faulkner Sr Mary Post Sarah Wardwell Elizabeth Johnson Jr Dorcas Hoar Pled Guilty and Pardoned: Rebecca Eames Abigail Hobbs Mary Lacy Sr Mary Lacy Jr Mary Osgood Died in Prison: Sarah Osburn Roger Toothaker Ann Foster Lydia Dustin Escaped from Prison: John Alden Jr. Edward Bishop Jr. Sarah Bishop Mary Bradbury William Barker Sr. Andrew Carrier Katherine Cary Phillip English Mary English Edward Farrington Never Indicted: Sarah Bassett Mary Black Bethiah Carter, Jr Bethiah Carter, Sr Sarah Cloyce Elizabeth Hart William Hobbs Thomas Farrer, Sr William Proctor Sarah Proctor Susannah Roots Ann Sears Tituba Evaded Arrest: George Jacobs Jr. Daniel Andrews Other victims include two dogs who were shot or killed after being suspected of witchcraft. Historians have noted that many of the accused were wealthy and held different religious beliefs than their accusers. This, coupled with the fact that the accused also had their estates confiscated if they were convicted, has led many historians to believe that religious feuds and property disputes played a big part in the witch trials. As the years went by, the colonists felt ashamed and remorseful for what had happened during the trials. Many of the judges, including Judge Samuel Sewall, confessed to their errors in the witch trials and issued public apologies. In 1706, afflicted girl Ann Putnam, Jr., issued a public apology for her role in the Salem Witch Trials, particularly in the case against her neighbor Rebecca Nurse. On January 15th in 1697, Salem held a day of fasting in honor of the victims, known as a Day of Official Humiliation. In 1711, the colony passed a bill restoring some of the names of the accused and paid a total of £600 in restitution to their heirs. Since some families of the victims did not want their family member listed, not every victim was named. Cat Egan Thormans photo. Cat Egan Thormans photo. Cat Egan Thormans photo. Cat Egan Thormans photo. Cat Egan Thormans photo. UnlikeUnlike · You and 34 others like this. Tavonna Giaquinta Bishop!!! Thats the last name of one of my ancestors. Probably not the same one though 2 hrs · Like · 1 Connie Parkin Sad and informational good read though 2 hrs · Like · 1 Cat Egan Thorman Ya never know Tavonna Giaquinta ! Maybe:) 2 hrs · Like · 1 Cat Egan Thorman thnx Connie 2 hrs · Like Enedina Espinosa I feel like watching the movie 2 hrs · Like · 1 Cat Egan Thorman Ive never seen the movie 2 hrs · Like Carla Rema I lived in Boston. Not far from Salem if you ever get the chance to go I encourage it. Fascinating place. The museum s are awesome and the original dungeons are still there. I loved it. 2 hrs · Like · 1 Cat Egan Thorman have you been there Carla? x 2 hrs · Like Carla Rema Yes maam 2 hrs · Like · 1 Brittany Nicole Andrea Elaine Bishop 2 hrs · Like Andrea Elaine Bishop No wonder I like all things witchcraft its in my blood! 2 hrs · Like · 3 Cat Egan Thorman Unreal Carla Rema! Do u have any pics mate? 2 hrs · Like Carla Rema No I was so enamored and fascinated by everything around me I forgot to take pics. Lol it was many years ago. Google the witch dungeons of Salem. I am sure they still do tours. 1 hr · Like · 1 Carla Rema witchdungeon/witchdungeon.html 1 hr · Like · 1 Cat Egan Thorman I goggle it, just a Lil far to travel from Australia lol 1 hr · Like · 1 Carla Rema https://m.facebook/profile.php?id=110352865670515&_rdr 1 hr · Like · 1 Anne Macintosh its amazing that most of these witches that was accused had really good property or had jealous people accuse them 1 hr · Like · 1 Carla Rema Indeed. 1 hr · Like · 1 Carla Rema You must watch The Crucible, with Daniel Day Lewis and Winona Ryder. He plays John Proctor. It fascinating. 1 hr · Like · 1 Cat Egan Thorman Im looking for it now Carla 1 hr · Like · 1 Rebecca Gray my mothers people where from Ireland in the 17 century thy too had there witch hunts if any one had even a what thy feel a strange last name thy where said to be in lead with the evil one ,back then in my family history thy had to flee the name thy had was wick-line . Rebecca Grays photo. 34 mins · Like Rebecca Gray my mothers family crest . 33 mins · Like · 1 Rebecca Gray in time thy was to have said that wick and line said to show one that leads by light out of the darkness to shine out in showing the way. 28 mins · Like Rebecca Gray In one story told by a older family member when i was a child ,i was told that this woman well know for doctoring for heeling and natural medicine for free to help the sick and faint of heart her to was accused of witchery she had been drowned in salt and holy water many people with out her care died . 10 mins · Unlike · 1 Rebecca Gray News Feed RECENT ACTIVITY Cat Egan Thorman 57 mins Bonnie & Clyde~ Bonnie Parker was just shy of five feet tall, all of 90 pounds, a part-time waitress and amateur poet from a poor Dallas home who was bored with life and wanted something more. Clyde Barrow was a fast-talking, small-time thief from a similarly destitute Dallas family who hated poverty and wanted to make a name for himself. Together, they became the most notorious crime couple in American history. Background... Continue Reading Bonnie with her first Husband Cat Egan Thormans photo. Cat Egan Thormans photo. Cat Egan Thormans photo. Cat Egan Thormans photo. LikeLike · 66 people like this. View 8 more comments Tracey Travis The sad part is there is a mall built on the place where bonnie and clyde got shot at 22 mins · Edited · Like Dessie Lutz You can see right after they got shot on You Tube it was filmed i believe five minutes after they were shot pretty grim. 15 mins · Like Janice Dunbar Dubose I was born in Wharton,Texas 15 mins · Like Susan Joyce Hendrix I just watched it on you tube. Its titled Bonnie and Clydesdale death. Newsreel 1934 6 mins · Like Susan Joyce Hendrix Bonnie and clydes 6 mins · Like Brad Murr my parents saw the death car 4 mins · Like Rebecca Gray Drewski Dubs 20 hrs Im sitting here with an Ouija board and trying to figure out whether im doing something wrong. Is there a particular incantation or ritual that must be performed prior to using the board? Is there a particular number of people required? So far, nothing has happened. Or is the board just for show LikeLike · 9 people like this. View 12 more comments Maggie Goscinski Dont mess with that, it will end badly!! 2 hrs · Like Jell Shore recommended to say a protection prayers before using that thing and another prayer to close it down. 2 hrs · Like · 1 Stacie Mooney I agree 100% ^^^. Always alway ask your guides for protection before doing any energy work and always close the session by doing so again. Its possible to invite in negative entities, not just through Ouija but anytime when trying to contact spi...See More 19 mins · Like Rebecca Gray Cat Egan Thorman 21 hrs Freddy for me..plus It! Freddy for me..plus It! LikeLike · 169 people like this. 3 of 654 View previous comments Liz Ware Its not a movie the story of the russian sleep experiment 34 mins · Like Heidi Hodge Silence of the lambs 26 mins · Like Jef Costello Funny Games also was a bit scary to me.. Again, the situational thing.. 21 mins · Like Rebecca Gray Christina Skelton 39 mins Legend of the sacrificial Beggar child of Sweden The story goes that there was a town named Dalland that was suffering from a disease that was wiping out much of the population and causing many people to flee. The townsfolk were beside themselves with worry about how to stop it, until an old man from Finland came along with sage advice on how to stop the disease. He told them that only a sacrifice would put an end to it, and explained that they would need to bury a living thi... See More Legend of the sacrificial Beggar child of Sweden The story goes that there was a town named Dalland that was suffering from a disease that was wiping out much of the population and causing many people to flee. The townsfolk were beside themselves with worry about how to stop it, until an old man from Finland came along with sage advice on how to stop the disease. He told them that only a sacrifice would put an end to it, and explained that they would need to bury a living thing in the ground. The villagers were desperate to stop the disease, so they took his advice. They began by burying a rooster alive in the ground, but their cruel act failed to produce any results, so they upped the ante by burying an entire goat alive. Unfortunately, this also failed. Feeling there were no other options left, they decided that the only sacrifice worthy enough to end the spread of the disease would be an actual human being. In order to accomplish this, they set their sights on an orphaned boy and offered him bread as bait for their trap. The unassuming child fell for their trap completely and was dropped in a prepared hole. The villagers immediately began shoveling dirt on top of the hapless child. The boy was terrified and tried to plead with them to stop burying him alive, but they continued on with their work without mercy. Before long, the job was done and the child was simply left to die, in the hopes he would end the spread of the deadly disease. Some villagers claimed that they could hear his cries from under the ground, even after his death, decrying the cruel act that had been done to him. LikeLike · 11 people like this. View 7 more comments Raymond Ivens That is so cruel 27 mins · Like Heal Eve hitrecord.org/users/HealEve/all_records hitRECord HITRECORD is an open-collaborative production company, and this website is where we make things together. HITRECORD.ORG 23 mins · Like Christina Skelton Stop posting that in my posts the next time I see it Im banning you 22 mins · Like · 4 Rebecca Gray Aldo Ceniceros 5 hrs what scary movie do you guy recomend for me to watch LikeLike · Mystic Rainbow likes this. View 2 more comments Jamie Oliver Jones Woman In Black 2 hrs · Like Tracey Travis Live animal, hostel part 1,2, & 3, cry wolf 1 hr · Like Tracey Travis The wrong turn series 25 mins · Like Rebecca Gray Valerie J. Pishko Barnard 30 mins Can someone tell me anything about this photo it was taken from outside any help is appreciated Can someone tell me anything about this photo it was taken from outside any help is appreciated LikeLike · Lisa Shipley likes this. Carrie Fields Freitag Why are these areas circled? Im looking and see nothing that would make me think it was paranormal? maybe its just me 4 mins · Like Rebecca Gray Christina Skelton 1 hr Mythical creature : Elves Earlier this year plans were in place to build a new road in Iceland, as new roads are built all over the world every year. Sometimes a project will run into difficulties, such as budget constraints or historical buildings in the way. However, in Iceland the new road project was stopped dead in its tracks because people were concerned that the road would interfere with the elves living in the vicinity. More than half of the Icelandic population bel... See More Mythical creature : Elves Earlier this year plans were in place to build a new road in Iceland, as new roads are built all over the world every year. Sometimes a project will run into difficulties, such as budget constraints or historical buildings in the way. However, in Iceland the new road project was stopped dead in its tracks because people were concerned that the road would interfere with the elves living in the vicinity. More than half of the Icelandic population believes in the existence of what they call the Huldufolk. These elves are not the tiny creatures one reads about in fairy tales. They are human-sized, but not visible to most. Their habitat seems to be a large rock known as the Elf Chapel, and it sits squarely in the way of the new highway that is needed to link Alftanes to Reykjavik. One of the local women intervened and “spoke” to the elves, coming to an amicable agreement. The road project could go ahead as long as the elf chapel was removed and put in an agreed-upon location. LikeLike · 27 people like this. View 8 more comments Willy Waterman u always post good storys 47 mins · Like · 1 Marie WhiteOwl i believe 35 mins · Like Christina Skelton 35 mins · Like · 1 Rebecca Gray Christina Skelton 1 hr North american folklore: Nalusa Falaya The Nalusa Falaya is a character in the folklore of the Choctaw tribe of North America. This fearsome being is said to have the appearance of a shriveled human being with an uncharacteristically long nose and pointed ears. Native hunters believed the Nalusa Falaya to attack at twilight and bewitch them with its evil magic. It would first attract a hunter’s attention by calling out to him. Then, when the hunter turned, he was so affected ... See More North american folklore: Nalusa Falaya The Nalusa Falaya is a character in the folklore of the Choctaw tribe of North America. This fearsome being is said to have the appearance of a shriveled human being with an uncharacteristically long nose and pointed ears. Native hunters believed the Nalusa Falaya to attack at twilight and bewitch them with its evil magic. It would first attract a hunter’s attention by calling out to him. Then, when the hunter turned, he was so affected by its power that he fell helpless to the ground. While its victim was unable to fight back, the Nalusa Falaya would insert a thorn in him. The Choctaw believed this led the person to unwittingly perform evil acts against others. According to the legends, people wouldn’t remember being pricked by the thorn; they would only realize it after they started performing evil. The legends also say that this demon could breed, and its children would remove their entrails at night and walk around the woods where they lived, carrying them in their hands. The stories also claim that the Nalusa Falaya’s children had a luminous appearance and showed up near swamps, a possible mythological explanation for the will-o’-wisp phenomenon. LikeLike · 15 people like this. Connie Parkin Wow interesting 1 hr · Like · 1 Debbie Tippy Never heard of this..thanks for sharing! 35 mins · Like · 1 Rebecca Gray Christina Skelton 1 hr Pilot who claimed he entered a parallel dimension: In 1935, a wing commander with Britain’s Royal Air Force named Sir Victor Goddard flew his open-cockpit biplane from Scotland to England on weekend leave. On the way, he passed over Drem Airfield near Edinburgh, which had been constructed during World War I. The tarmac and four hangars were in disrepair and barbed wire divided the field into numerous pastures filled with grazing cattle. Returning home a day later, Goddard ra... See More Pilot who claimed he entered a parallel dimension: In 1935, a wing commander with Britain’s Royal Air Force named Sir Victor Goddard flew his open-cockpit biplane from Scotland to England on weekend leave. On the way, he passed over Drem Airfield near Edinburgh, which had been constructed during World War I. The tarmac and four hangars were in disrepair and barbed wire divided the field into numerous pastures filled with grazing cattle. Returning home a day later, Goddard ran into a violent storm and lost control of his plane. When he finally recovered from a downward spiral that should have resulted in his death, he was just several feet above a stony beach. As Goddard climbed back up through the rain and fog, the sky suddenly filled with sunlight. Below him was the Drem Airfield—only the farm had disappeared, and the hangars were no longer decrepit. At the end of the restored tarmac stood four bright yellow planes, one an unfamiliar monoplane. These were surrounded by mechanics in blue overalls, notable to Goddard since RAF mechanics only ever wore brown. Had Goddard considered one of the founders of the RAF—simply been confused about his location, as some skeptics suggest? Or had he traveled forward in time? Goddard died in 1987, so we may never know the truth. Unless, of course, he returns from the past to tell us. LikeLike · 19 people like this. Connie Parkin Wow informative 56 mins · Like · 1 Tim Curtis Reminds me of the Star Trek episode Tomorrow is Yesterday. The Enterprise is thrown back in time to 1960s Earth, and in doing so, captures a pilot from that time. Tim Curtiss photo. 46 mins · Like · 1 Rebecca Gray Paul Middleton November 4 at 4:27am Ever Burning Lamps What can cause oil lamps to continue to burn without fuel? In the years before electricity, cultures around the world used oil lamps to illuminate both the night and darkened, enclosed places. A seemingly never-ending supply of oil was needed to keep these lamps burning. But, mysteriously, there are accounts of lamps that burned without that necessary oil. These stories come from around the world: Asia, South America, North America, Greece, Italy, Great Bri... Continue Reading Ever Burning Lamps What can cause oil lamps to continue to burn without fuel? In the years before electricity, cultures around the world used oil lamps to illuminate both the night and darkened, enclosed places. A seemingly never-ending supply of oil was needed to keep these lamps burning. But, mysteriously, there are accounts of lamps that burned without that necessary oil. These stories come from around the world: Asia, South America, North America, Greece, Italy, Great Britain, and France. Indeed, the Jewish festival of Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of lamps with only a day’s worth of oil burning for eight days. These mysterious ever burning lamps were usually found when a tomb or other enclosed place was opened and the lamp was found burning, even though the enclosure had been sealed for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Many early writers wrote of such lamps. For example, in the year 140 C.E., the tomb of Pallas, a son of a local Italian king, was opened and a single lamp was found burning near the corpse. Frightened, the assembly tried to put the lamp out but found that neither water nor blowing on the lamp would extinguish the flame. The lamp was finally put out when the liquid in the base of the lamp (which was determined not to be regular oil, but could not be identified) was completely removed from the lamp’s basin. There were numerous other chronicles of similar phenomena. During the reign of the emperor Justinian, a troop of soldiers stumbled upon a lamp which, according to its inscription, had been initially lit almost 550 years earlier. The soldiers could not figure out how this could be so. In England, following his separation from the Roman Catholic Church, King Henry VIII established the Church of England. He soon after demanded that many Catholic churches and communities be destroyed or incorporated into his new church. In one instance, the tomb of a wealthy man who had died around the year 300 C.E. was opened and was found to contain a lamp that still burned. In the 1600s, in France, there is the written chronicle of a soldier from Switzerland who discovered a long-hidden tomb. Inside, he found a single burning lamp. He removed the lamp and it continued to burn without apparent fuel for several months until it was accidentally broken and thus extinguished. The most enigmatic figure of the history of these puzzling lamps is arguably a 13th-century rabbi by the name of Jechiele. Written documents of the time state that there was a lamp outside his house that burned continually without any apparent supply of oil. When questioned about the workings of this miraculous lamp, Jechiele would refuse to tell of the mechanics of the lamp. And the lamp was not the only puzzling feature of the rabbi’s house. Contemporary accounts tell that the knocker on his front door could give off sparks when unwelcome visitors came to call. Modern theorists believe that Jechiele had somehow channeled a primitive form of electricity, but nobody knows for sure. No modern instances of these ever burning lamps have been found, so science has yet to declare an explanation for the phenomena. Until such a lamp is discovered, the history of these mysterious lamps will remain just that: a mystery. LikeLike · 40 people like this. View 19 more comments Rakesh Naik Wow! November 4 at 10:14pm · Like · 1 Heather Mackenzie With the candle it means I need to go back to bed Goodnight people November 5 at 5:27am · Like · 1 Bj Coker I wont one 1 hr · Like Rebecca Gray Christina Skelton 1 hr Spirit houses , Thailand In Thailand, most home and office owners have their very own “spirit house” outside on their lawn or in their backyard. This little house is not a replica of the actual building, but rather a dwelling built on top of a pedestal which spirits can make their home. The purpose of these spirit houses is to keep harm from befalling the real homes and office buildings. Owners place all sorts of gifts , including toy figures, water, and food inside the littl... See More Spirit houses , Thailand In Thailand, most home and office owners have their very own “spirit house” outside on their lawn or in their backyard. This little house is not a replica of the actual building, but rather a dwelling built on top of a pedestal which spirits can make their home. The purpose of these spirit houses is to keep harm from befalling the real homes and office buildings. Owners place all sorts of gifts , including toy figures, water, and food inside the little spirit houses to attract the spirits and curry their favor. If the spirits accept these gifts, it is hoped that they will then protect the home or building. As is the case with many structures, the houses and other buildings that have their own spirit house sometimes have to be demolished to make room for something else. When this happens, it is customary for the owner of the structure to simply discard the spirit house. Those who are too nervous to throw theirs away opt to leave it outside under a tree where nature can take its course. LikeLike · 15 people like this. Connie Parkin Learned something that didnt know liked the picture 1 hr · Like · 1 Rebecca Gray Christina Skelton Yesterday at 10:09pm Most famous Bigfoot sighting : This is a picture of Bigfoot from the most famous sighting by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin in 1967. The men managed to capture a few seconds of footage (which you can watch In comments) of what they claimed was a huge ape-like sasquatch creature in Bluff Creek, Northern California. Patterson had been involved in the search for the elusive Bigfoot or Sasquatch for many years and had written a book on the subject entitled Do Abonimable Snowm... See More Most famous Bigfoot sighting : This is a picture of Bigfoot from the most famous sighting by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin in 1967. The men managed to capture a few seconds of footage (which you can watch In comments) of what they claimed was a huge ape-like sasquatch creature in Bluff Creek, Northern California. Patterson had been involved in the search for the elusive Bigfoot or Sasquatch for many years and had written a book on the subject entitled Do Abonimable Snowmen Of America Really Exist? Gimlin was Patterson’s best friend and agreed to accompany him on a wilderness expedition to search for the creature. Equipped with a 16mm hand-held Kodak movie camera, the two searchers set out on horseback in October, 1967 and explored the wilderness regions in northern California. They concentrated their search in the area near Bluff Creek which is in the Six Rivers National Forest because Bigfoot footprints had been found there years before. Construction workers building a road into Bluff Creek in 1957, had noticed large human-like footprints in the soft soil which were reported to the press. In the early afternoon of October 20, 1967 Patterson and Gimlin spotted a hairy ape-like creature down on the creek. Patterson’s horse reared up, frightened by the sight of the creature, throwing him to the ground. He quickly grabbed his camera and shot the footage while running toward the creature, who was quickly but calmly walking away across the sandbar into the woods. Meanwhile, his friend Gimlin observed the whole scene, rifle in hand, in case Patterson was attacked by the creature. The men had previously agreed that they wouldn’t shoot the Bigfoot unless it was in self-defence. The two men decided not to pursue the Bigfoot into the forest because they were afriad and they figured the film they had of the creature was enough evidence of its existence. Bluff Creek had a sandy clay soil and the monster’s footprints were remarkably well-preserved for a long period of time. The footprints were 14½ inches long by 6 inches wide and the men estimated Bigfoot to be 7 feet 3½ inches in height and weighing 700 pounds. The film has been studied by many scientists throughout the world who disagree about the authenticity of the sighting. Roger Patterson died in 1972, steadfast in his belief in the creature’s existence. Robert Gimlin, who now resides in Yakima, also continues to maintain that what he saw was the elusive North American Bigfoot. To this time, no firm evidence has surfaced to cast a doubt on this truly amazing Bigfoot sighting. I included a YouTube video of the footage in comments LikeLike · 58 people like this. 1 share View 43 more comments Christopher Steele So. Illinois has the Big Muddy monsters. Ive seen footprints of a bizarre nature, going into and out of waist deep water. I think theres two different species: swamp dwelling and mountain forest dwelling. 1 hr · Edited · Like Karen Godfrey I herd be for he died he said it was a fake 1 hr · Like Steven Stewart hes full of it...anything for notoriety... 1 hr · Like Rebecca Gray Older Posts
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