It was Babylon, The Euphrates River which was supposed to be protecting the outside of Babylon was diverted by Cyrus's army so that it would be dry enough for them to walk through to the open gates that were left open.
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The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft.
The growing season in the interior plains is roughly "five to seven months" long, although it should be noted that this is not a "rigid" timetable, and sometime the season spans beyond these limits.