Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
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The first recorded dam disaster happened in the US.
The village of Shawmut in Massachusetts adopted the name Boston.
The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The Mayflower, filled with Puritan Pilgrims, spotted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
