Reddit was founded in Medford, Massachusetts.
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Jan Matzeliger gave a public demonstration about his shoe-producing invention in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Frozen food is sold in retail stores for the first time.
The Richard Fairbanks Tavern and Post Office in Massachusetts became the first American colonial post office.
The first kidney transplant between two persons with HIV occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
