1. On January 24, 1849, the Concord Railroad opened its line, connecting Concord, New Hampshire and Nashua, New Hampshire. Known as the "Apple Express," it was one of the earliest railroad lines in New Hampshire and played a key role in the state's economic growth.

2. January 24, 1901, marks the birth of Ernest W. Gibson Jr., a World War II hero and former Governor of Vermont. Gibson was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, but spent much of his life in New Hampshire, attending Dartmouth College and serving as a state representative and senator.

3. The world's first artificially made penicillin was produced on January 24, 1941, by researchers at the University of Oxford in England. This discovery revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections and saved countless lives, including those in New Hampshire and across the globe.

4. On January 24, 1978, a winter storm brought record-breaking snowfall to New Hampshire, with some areas receiving up to 2 feet of snow. The storm caused widespread power outages and transportation disruptions, but also brought about a sense of community as residents helped each other dig out.

5. January 24, 2015, was a historic day for New Hampshire politics. First, the state's first all-female U.S. congressional delegation (Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte, and Representatives Ann Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter) was in office. That same day, Republican Jennifer Horn became the first female chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party.