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King James granted land
King James granted them the land that is New Hampshire -
First New Hampshire settlement
The first European settlement in New Hampshire was a village near Portsmouth in 1623 -
Massachusetts Colony gained control of New Hampshire.
Massachusetts bought New Hampshire. King Charles 2nd later made it a separate colony -
New Hampshire broke away from Massachusetts
In 1691 New Hampshire separated from Massachusetts and became a royal colony -
John Wentworth became New Hampshire’s lieutenant governor
Despite his friendship with his citizens, Wentworth and his family were driven out of Portsmouth in 1775, never to see his homeland again -
Great Awakening swept through New Hampshire
the Great Awakening happen when religion was not as important as some things. English ministers went through the colonies and tried to make people take religion more seriously -
Bennington Wentworth becomes Colony governor
His father is John Wentworth and he was governor 24 years before. He graduated from Harvard College in 1715.He was a merchant in Portsmouth before being governor -
New Hampshire first state to claim independence from England
New Hampshire were the first colony/state to declare independence from England -
First state to hold constitutional convention
New Hampshire were also the first colony/ state to hold a constitutional convention -
U. S. Constitution ratified; New Hampshire became 9th U. S. state
New Hampshire ratifies the constitution and becomes the 9th state. -
Capitol established in Concord
New Hampshire made Concord their Capitol in 1808. Its home to colleges today -
Explosion at Fort Constitution
in Newcastle, New Hampshire there were an explosion on Fort Constitution. It was on Independence Day -
Devastating fire in Portsmouth
It started with 1 barn starting on fire but then almost every house in town was on fire. They call it the Great Fire -
First U. S. public library founded in Peterborough
In 1833, Reverend Abiel Abbot, Peterborough’s Unitarian minister, proposed the creation of the Peterborough Town Library, a central collection of books that would be owned by the people and free to all inhabitants of the town -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty determined official border between state and Canada
the Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies -
Hillsboro native, Franklin Pierce, became 14th U. S. President
Franklin Pierce became 14th President of the United States at a time of apparent tranquility (1853-1857). By pursuing the recommendations of southern advisers, Pierce -- a New Englander -- hoped to ease the divisions that led eventually to Civil War -
Largest wooden ship, USS Franklin, built in Portland
USS New Hampshire (1864) was a 2,633 ton ship originally designed to be the 74-gun ship of the line Alabama, but she remained on the stocks for nearly 40 years, well into the age of steam, before being renamed and launched as a store ship and depot ship during the American Civil War -
New Hampshire led Union troops into Richmond, VA during Civil War
during the American Civil War (1861-1865), New Hampshire focused on wartime production, national political issues, the state's involvement in military campaigns in the South, and the effects of war on its citizens. -
Richard E. Lee signaled end of confederacy
At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War -
The Spanish American War
the Spanish–American War was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor leading to American intervention in the Cuban War of Independenc -
Treaty of Portsmouth signed in Portsmouth, ended Russo-Japanese War
- the Treaty of Portsmouth of 1905 stands today as one of history's great peace negotiations. It ended the Russo-Japanese War and marked the emergence of a new era of diplomatic negotiations, multi-track diplomacy
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Held First Primary
the Presidential Primary Centennial Anniversary Commission was created last year to plan and coordinate events commemorating the first primary, which was held on March 14, 1916. On Tuesday, members unveiled two wooden ballot boxes reminiscent of those used 100 years ago -
USS Squalus submarine sunk near Portsmouth; 26 killed
On May 23, 1939, 26 men trapped in a sunken submarine off the Isles of Shoals drowned less than 243 feet of water -
WWII German u-boats surrendered at Portsmouth
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was the largest American submarine base on the Atlantic coast when Nazi Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945. The Yard became the natural site for the surrender of up to at least seven German U-boats operating in the region at the end of the war
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New Hampshire native, Alan Sheppard, became first American in space
In May 1961, 23 days after Yury A. Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth, Sheppard made a 15-minute suborbital flight that reached an altitude of 115 miles -
Space shuttle, Challenger, exploded; New Hampshire school teacher, Christa McAuliffe, killed
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe (September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American from Concord, New Hampshire, and was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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Rocky icon, Old Man of the Mountain, collapsed
New Hampshire awoke Saturday to find its stern granite symbol of independence and stubbornness, the Old Man of the Mountain, had collapsed into indistinguishable rubble -
New Hampshire first state to recognize same-sex unions
Same-Sex marriage has been legal in New Hampshire since January 1, 2010, based on legislation signed into law by the governor on June 3, 2009. -
State of emergency declared after ice storms crippled electrical grids
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced it is expanding disaster assistance to two additional New Hampshire counties to help pay for repair, restoration, reconstruction or replacement of public facilities, roads and bridges, water facilities and other infrastructure damaged or destroyed by severe storms, tornado, and flooding that occurred on July 24, 2008 -
Massive Fire
- Authorities investigating a massive fire on Easter Sunday that destroyed or damaged about 40 summer cottages at a Christian center said Monday they don't believe the fire was arson
