1. In 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution, leading to the formation of the federal government.
2. On January 2, 1944, the town of Greenland was hit by a devastating train derailment and explosion, killing 13 people and injuring dozens more.
3. The famous "Old Man of the Mountain" rock formation in Franconia Notch collapsed on January 2, 2003, ending a prominent New Hampshire landmark that had stood for centuries.
4. In 1984, New Hampshire's first openly gay elected official, David Pierce, took office as a member of the state legislature.
5. On January 2, 1992, New Hampshire became the first state in the U.S. to adopt a "right-to-know" law, requiring government agencies to disclose public information upon request.