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.
The Massachusetts Charter was signed, which established the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
Senator Brooks from South Carolina used a cane to hit a Massachusetts Senator, Charles Sumner, after Sumner criticized slave owners.
Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
