1. In 1692, the first execution of the Salem Witch Trials took place on October 1 when Bridget Bishop was hanged on Gallows Hill in Salem.

2. On October 1, 1768, British troops were met with resistance from Bostonians who staged a protest against the occupation of the city in what became known as the "Boston Massacre."

3. October 1, 1787, marked the day that the Massachusetts state convention ratified the United States Constitution, making it the sixth state to do so.

4. In 1823, the first Massachusetts Horticultural Society was founded on October 1. The society aimed to "encourage the growth of fruits, flowers, and vegetables, and whatever may tend to improve the rural economy."

5. On October 1, 1960, a new public broadcasting station, WGBH-TV, went on the air in Boston. The station quickly became one of the top-producing public television stations in the country, providing educational programming and documentaries that reached a national audience.