The last group of people was hung for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
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The US used a national minimum wage for the first time in Massachusetts.
Frozen food is sold in retail stores for the first time.
The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The first recorded dam disaster happened in the US.
There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
