Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.
Source
The Massachusetts Charter was signed, which established the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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.
Senator Brooks from South Carolina used a cane to hit a Massachusetts Senator, Charles Sumner, after Sumner criticized slave owners.
The very first .com domain was registered.
