1. On July 27, 1773, a group of protestors gathered at the Portsmouth customs house to protest taxes on imported goods. The event, known as the "Portsmouth Tea Party," was one of many acts of resistance leading up to the American Revolution.

2. On July 27, 1850, the first train arrived in Manchester, NH, marking the beginning of the state's railroad era. The Manchester and Lawrence Railroad would eventually connect the state to Boston and other major cities.

3. On July 27, 1917, the USS New Hampshire was commissioned in Portsmouth. The battleship served in both World War I and World War II before being decommissioned in 1945.

4. On July 27, 1938, aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart made her last public appearance in New Hampshire before her ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Earhart was a frequent visitor to the state and had previously set a women's altitude record at the Manchester airport.

5. On July 27, 1990, a tornado struck the town of Peterborough, causing widespread damage and injuring several residents. The tornado was part of a series of severe storms that swept through the region that day, causing flooding and power outages in other parts of the state.