When did massachusetts became a state?

Massachusetts was the site of the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692, where nearly 20 individuals were convicted of witchcraft and hanged. It is also the location of the Boston Tea Party, which took place in what became the state's capital. The country's first university, Harvard, was established in Cambridge in Massachusetts in 1636. read more

In 1966, Massachusetts became the first state to directly elect an African American to the US senate with Edward Brooke. George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States (1989–1993) was born in Milton in 1924. read more

Becoming a State Massachusetts became the sixth state to join the United States on February 6, 1788. John Adams from Boston became the first Vice President and the second President of the United States. read more

It is also the location of the Boston Tea Party, which took place in what became the state's capital. The country's first university, Harvard, was established in Cambridge in Massachusetts in 1636. Springfield, Massachusetts is the birthplace of basketball, a sport which was created by a YMCA teacher in December of 1891. read more