Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
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Massachusetts's Marconi Wireless Station Site successfully sent the first radio transmission between the US and Europe.
The first paper money was issued in America in the Colony of Massachusetts.
The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
One woman and four men were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, bringing the total to 20 during the witch trials.
Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.
