1. On June 11, 1776, the New Hampshire Provincial Congress became the first governing body to officially authorize their delegate to the Continental Congress to vote in favor of American independence.
2. In 1780, New Hampshire ratified the Constitution of the United States, becoming the ninth state to do so and helping to make it the supreme law of the land.
3. On June 11, 1865, New Hampshire Governor Frederick Smyth officially declared that the state would celebrate an annual Decoration Day (later renamed Memorial Day) in honor of the soldiers who died during the Civil War.
4. In 1927, aviation pioneers Charles Lindbergh and Harry Guggenheim made a brief stop in Concord, New Hampshire during their transcontinental air tour to promote aviation development. Lindbergh would later become the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
5. On June 11, 1963, New Hampshire Governor John W. King signed into law a bill protecting migratory birds within the state, making it one of the first states to enact such legislation. This law eventually helped contribute to the passage of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
5 Fun Facts About June 11 In New Hampshire History
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