The first American ironworks established in Saugus. The first American public library founded in Boston. King Philip's War brings Indian attacks on settlers. Massachusetts charter annulled. Dominion of New England established.
Witchcraft trials begin in Salem.
The first regularly issued American newspaper, The Boston News-Letter, published in Boston. The first American lighthouse built in Boston Harbor. British troops shoot colonists in Boston Massacre. Boston Tea Party dumps tea into bay. Colonists at Faneuil Hall, in Boston, oppose taxes.