Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
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The rules of Basketball are published.
Frozen food is sold in retail stores for the first time.
There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.
Jan Matzeliger gave a public demonstration about his shoe-producing invention in Lynn, Massachusetts.
