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.
Mark Wahlberg at the London premiere for Shooter. 1  Mark Wahlberg as Gunnery Sergeant Bob Lee Swagger. 2  Michael PeÃ±a as Special Agent Nick Memphis. 3  Danny Glover as Colonel Isaac Johnson.  Kate Mara as Sarah 1  Fenn. Ned Beatty as Senator Charles F. Meachum.  Elias Koteas as Jack 1  Payne. Rhona Mitra as Special Agent Alourdes Galindo.