The Massachusetts Charter was signed, which established the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.
The first paper money was issued in America in the Colony of Massachusetts.
The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
