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Massachusetts

  • 23 Jun 2005

    Reddit was founded in Medford, Massachusetts.

  • 17 May 2004

    Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.

  • 17 May 1990

    The WHO deletes homosexuality from its list of mental diseases.

  • 15 Mar 1985

    The very first .com domain was registered.

  • 23 May 1962

    Twelve doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston performed the first successful reattachment of a human limb – it was the severed arm of a boy.

  • 23 Dec 1954

    Dr. Joseph E. Murray performed the first human kidney transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • 6 Mar 1930

    Frozen food is sold in retail stores for the first time.

  • 2 Feb 1928

    The Great Fall River fire destroyed many businesses downtown in Fall River, Massachusetts.

  • 4 Jun 1912

    The US used a national minimum wage for the first time in Massachusetts.

  • 18 Jan 1903

    Massachusetts's Marconi Wireless Station Site successfully sent the first radio transmission between the US and Europe.

  • 20 Sep 1893

    A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.

  • 15 Jan 1892

    The rules of Basketball are published.

  • 29 May 1885

    Jan Matzeliger gave a public demonstration about his shoe-producing invention in Lynn, Massachusetts.

  • 16 May 1874

    The first recorded dam disaster happened in the US.

  • 22 May 1856

    Senator Brooks from South Carolina used a cane to hit a Massachusetts Senator, Charles Sumner, after Sumner criticized slave owners.

  • 18 Aug 1817

    There were sightings of a giant sea serpent in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

  • 6 Feb 1788

    Massachusetts became the 6th state to join the United States of America.

  • 26 Sep 1786

    Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts starting the Shay's Rebellion.

  • 25 Oct 1780

    John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts after winning 90% of the votes in the Massachusetts Constitution.

  • 18 Jan 1733

    The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.

  • 14 Sep 1716

    Boston Light was illuminated for the first time.

  • 23 Jul 1715

    The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.

  • 22 Sep 1692

    The last group of people was hung for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.

  • 19 Aug 1692

    One woman and four men were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, bringing the total to 20 during the witch trials.

  • 19 Jul 1692

    Five women were hanged for witchcraft as part of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, US.

  • 10 Jun 1692

    Innocent Bridget Bishop was the first person to be trialed and hung for witchcraft in Massachusetts, US.

  • 22 Apr 1692

    Edward & Sarah Bishop and seven others were examined by Magistrates in Salem, Massachusetts, for witchcraft.

  • 29 Feb 1692

    The first warrants were issued to arrest three women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, US.

  • 7 Oct 1691

    The Massachusetts Charter was signed, which established the Province of Massachusetts Bay.

  • 3 Feb 1690

    The first paper money was issued in America in the Colony of Massachusetts.

  • 5 Jul 1643

    The US recorded its first tornado.

  • 6 Nov 1639

    The Richard Fairbanks Tavern and Post Office in Massachusetts became the first American colonial post office.

  • 24 Aug 1635

    The Great Colonial Hurricane hit the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Jamestown Settlement in New England, USA.

  • 5 Feb 1631

    Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, arrived from England in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to become a minister in a Boston church.

  • 16 Sep 1630

    The village of Shawmut in Massachusetts adopted the name Boston.

  • 7 Sep 1630

    Boston, Massachusetts, was founded by Governor Winthrop.

  • 9 Nov 1620

    The Mayflower, filled with Puritan Pilgrims, spotted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.