1. On September 10, 1850, Franklin Pierce, a native of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, was elected as the 14th President of the United States.

2. On September 10, 1845, Emma W. Babcock was born in Canaan, New Hampshire. She later became a suffragist and helped secure the right to vote for women in New Hampshire.

3. September 10, 1943, marks the day when the New Hampshire State Homeland Defense Organization was created to coordinate efforts in the state during World War II.

4. On September 10, 1955, the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Hampshire State Library was held in Concord, New Hampshire.

5. September 10, 2008, is the day when New Hampshire Governor John Lynch took his oath of office for his third term as governor, becoming the first governor in the state's history to be elected to three consecutive terms.