The Ducking stool was a 16th and 17th Century form of punishment derived from the earlier Cucking stool. The Ducking stool punishment would always end in the ducking of the guilty person in water, ...

For the first time in over one hundred years, at least one of the old Blue Laws of New Jersey has been brought into action. On Wednesday, in the Warren County court, a wise and enlightened jury tried ...

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