In colonial Massachusetts, by judicial order, 32innocent persons were executed because, by the mores of the day, they were thought to be witches possessed of the devil.

• 在殖民地时代的马萨诸塞州，32名无辜人民被法庭下令处死，因为按当时的风俗，他们被认为是魔鬼附身的女巫。