The Massachusetts Charter was signed, which established the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.
The last group of people was hung for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.
