Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.
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There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.
The village of Shawmut in Massachusetts adopted the name Boston.
Jan Matzeliger gave a public demonstration about his shoe-producing invention in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
