John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts after winning 90% of the votes in the Massachusetts Constitution.
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The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The last group of people was hung for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
The Mayflower, filled with Puritan Pilgrims, spotted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
The first kidney transplant between two persons with HIV occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.