A sea swimmer in his mid-twenties was bitten and killed by a shark near Newcomb Hollow Beach, Massachusetts, US.
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The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.
The very first .com domain was registered.
The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
The first recorded dam disaster happened in the US.
Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.
