Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.
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The Mayflower, filled with Puritan Pilgrims, spotted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts starting the Shay's Rebellion.
The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.
There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
One woman and four men were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, bringing the total to 20 during the witch trials.
