The Richard Fairbanks Tavern and Post Office in Massachusetts became the first American colonial post office.
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The first recorded dam disaster happened in the US.
Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts starting the Shay's Rebellion.
The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
The village of Shawmut in Massachusetts adopted the name Boston.
Edward & Sarah Bishop and seven others were examined by Magistrates in Salem, Massachusetts, for witchcraft.
