Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
The first recorded dam disaster happened in the US.
Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts starting the Shay's Rebellion.
The US recorded its first tornado.