Reddit was founded in Medford, Massachusetts.
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The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.
A sea swimmer in his mid-twenties was bitten and killed by a shark near Newcomb Hollow Beach, Massachusetts, US.
The rules of Basketball are published.
Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.
Massachusetts's Marconi Wireless Station Site successfully sent the first radio transmission between the US and Europe.
