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People enter present-day New Hampshire for the first time.
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At the Isles of Shoals, John Smith stops along his expedition of the New England Coast.
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A large land grant is given to John Mason in North America, named New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire becomes a colony.
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New Hampshire becomes the 9th state by ratifying the U.S. Constitution.
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In the 1820's, thousands of girls and young women are employed by the textile mills opening across New Hampshire.
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In the 1820's, the world's largest amount of cotton cloth is made at the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company.
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In northern New Hampshire, the Republic of Indian Stream is established by settlers.
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A law is passed in New Hampshire, limiting child labor.
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World War II begins and hundreds of vessels are built by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from 1941-1945.
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Jeanne Shaheen becomes New Hampshire's first female governor.
