Articles Containing Tag: Halloween

Nearly a century after the Salem Witch Trials plunged New England into hysteria, a new fear gripped the region: vampires. As a mysterious illness spread, leaving its victims pale, feverish, and coughing up blood, many came to believe something far… Read More

From the “Headless Horseman” to the Bell Witch, the United States has never been short on ghost stories. Passed down from generation to generation, hauntings are woven into the fabric of American folklore.  One of the most famous legends is… Read More

There are Halloween traditions galore: trick-or-treating, dressing up in boo-tiful costumes, watching scary movies, visiting haunted houses, and especially carving faces on pumpkins. Why pumpkins? Apparently, the concept was adopted by the Irish and takes us back about 200 years… Read More

More than 300 years ago, Salem Village, MA, was the site of one of America’s most infamous cases of mass hysteria: the Salem Witch Trials. Hundreds were accused of witchcraft between 1692 and mid-1693, the crime being one that carried… Read More

Every year, as autumn’s chill creeps in and darkness falls a little sooner, Americans revisit one of the nation’s oldest ghost stories: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Washington Irving’s tale, first published in 1820, has stood the test of time,… Read More

Halloween is creeping up on us, and for some, costumes and candy aren’t the only things celebrated. Several historical characters, and even Liberty Nation Executive Editor Leesa K. Donner, share their birthday with the spooky holiday. But is that a… Read More

Halloween wasn’t always the fun, carefree event it is today. The holiday originated with the Celtic people, who lived in what is now Britain and Ireland. The Celts did have some fun and even dressed up in costumes, but overall… Read More

When you think of Halloween, you probably imagine spooky costumes, bobbing for apples, and trick-or-treating. While these are typical American traditions, other countries have some different ways to celebrate this time of year. Ireland and Scotland: Samhain Samhain is the… Read More

“My dear Clara, it seems that the White House is haunted.” These words were written by Major Archie Butt to his sister-in-law in the summer of 1911. He was talking about “the Thing,” a ghost believed to be the spirit… Read More

It’s that time of year again when kids of all ages (and even some adults) get dressed in their scariest or cutest costumes and flood the streets, knocking on every door and hoping to fill their baskets with treats. But… Read More

Is Halloween one of your favorite holidays? Trick-or-treating, ghostly hayrides, and haunted houses are just some of the fun ways people around the world celebrate the day. A new survey from YouGovAmerica shows that nearly a quarter of Americans, or… Read More

A Horde of Voters This has been a strange year. Americans suddenly found themselves self-quarantined in their own homes, forced to wear masks in public, and avoid gatherings. The economy crashed as millions of people found themselves unemployed because of… Read More