The village of Shawmut in Massachusetts adopted the name Boston.
Source
Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts starting the Shay's Rebellion.
The first paper money was issued in America in the Colony of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts lottery player, Mavis Wanczyk, won a staggering $758.7 million, claiming the largest lottery win in the US.
The Richard Fairbanks Tavern and Post Office in Massachusetts became the first American colonial post office.
There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
