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The French and English begin to explore New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire becomes a separate colony.
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NH becomes the 9th state to agree withthe Constitution and become part of the U.S.
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Textile mills open in many NH towns, employing thousands of girls and young women.
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The first president from NH ,Franklin Pierce, becomes president.
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Alan B. Shepard Jr., the first American to hurtle into space, was born in New Hampshire.
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Christa McAuliffe, from Concord, was the first teacher in space and was killed when the space shuttle exploded.
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NH celebrates 200th birthday.
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Jeanne Shaheen becomes the first woman governor from New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire adopts Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Day as a state holiday.
