In the 1970s, a truly wild theory about the cause of the Salem witch trials took off: hallucinogenic fungi. It might sound far-fetched, but the fungus ergot can be found in rye and wheat under the right conditions. Known to cause convulsions, hallucinations, and pinching sensations, this fungus is now sometimes used to create LSD.
Chronological thinking is the foundation of historical reasoning—the ability to examine relationships among historical events and to explain historical causality
