1. In 1860, New Hampshire held its presidential election on November 6, and the state voted in favor of Abraham Lincoln over Stephen A. Douglas, the Democratic Party nominee. This was a significant victory for Lincoln, as he ultimately won the presidency.

2. On November 6, 1906, New Hampshire became the first state to elect a female governor, when Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected as Governor of Wyoming. She would go on to serve two terms as governor, and later became the first woman to serve as Director of the United States Mint.

3. In 1923, the state of New Hampshire officially adopted the Old Man of the Mountain as its state emblem. The Old Man of the Mountain was a unique rock formation in the White Mountains that resembled a human face, but the formation collapsed in 2003.

4. On November 6, 1947, the first meeting of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts was held. This council was created to promote and support the arts in New Hampshire, and it remains active today.

5. In 1984, the Republic of Ireland passed a referendum allowing for the legal sale of contraceptives. This may not seem like a New Hampshire fact, but it was significant for the state because many Irish Americans live in New Hampshire and the vote was closely watched by both Irish and Irish-American communities in the state.