Edward & Sarah Bishop and seven others were examined by Magistrates in Salem, Massachusetts, for witchcraft.
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A Massachusetts lottery player, Mavis Wanczyk, won a staggering $758.7 million, claiming the largest lottery win in the US.
A couple got married at their local Dunkin' Donuts after breaking up their relationship at the same Dunkin' Donuts 25 years prior.
The US used a national minimum wage for the first time in Massachusetts.
Senator Brooks from South Carolina used a cane to hit a Massachusetts Senator, Charles Sumner, after Sumner criticized slave owners.
Boston, Massachusetts, was founded by Governor Winthrop.