1993 John Castrios, 1st murder in Washington NH in 200 years, killed at 45
1991 Pamela Smart (HS teacher) found guilty in NH of manipulating her student-lover to kill her husband
1991 NH snaps its 32-game losing streak at home beating Holy Cross, 72-56
1988 NH begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends Feb 1991)
1985 Potter Stewart, 94th Supreme Court Justice (1958-81), dies in NH at 70
1984 New York City subway gunman Bernhard Goetz surrenders to police in NH
1981 William Loeb, publisher of Manchester Union Leader, NH, dies at 75
1977 Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on NH licenses
1977 Stephanie Ann Foisy, Concord NH, Miss America-NH 1996
1973 Michelle Tolson, Manchester NH, Miss America-NH 1997
1971 Jennifer LaVoie, Nashua NH, playmate, Aug, 1993
1970 26.37 cm (10.38") of rainfall, Mt Washington, NH (state 24-hr rec)
1970 26.4 cm precipitation falls on Mount Washington NH (state record)
1969 WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, NH (IND) 1st broadcast
1969 WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1969 Phil Plantier, Manchester NH, outfielder, San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's
1968 John Connelly, born in Toledo, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1991 NH Open
1968 WEKW TV channel 52 in Keene, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WHED TV channel 15 in Hanover, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 WLED TV channel 49 in Littleton, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 Mount Washington cog railway train derails, kills 8 (NH)
1967 Melanie Denise Bridges, Derry NH, Miss NH-America 1991
1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1965 Joe Cioe, Cranston, Rhode Island, Canadian Tour golfer, NH Open-1992, 93
1964 Rob Lowe, born in Charlottesville, Virginia, actor, St. Elmo's Fire, Hotel NH, Class
1960 Bob Tewksbury, Concord NH, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1959 WENH TV channel 11 in Durham, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WMUR TV channel 9 in Manchester, NH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 Peter Isacksen, Dover NH, actor, CPO Sharkey, Jessie
1952 Lee M Morin, Manchester NH, cmdr USN/astronaut
1951 Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier, Olympics gold 1972
1948 Gordon Clapp, North Conway NH, actor, Greg Medavoy-NYPD Blue
1945 Jane Blalock, Portsmouth NH, LPGA golfer (1972 Colgate-Dinah Shore
1943 Russ Giguere, Portsmouth NH, rock guitarist and vocalist, Association
1942 Christopher Stone, Manchester NH, actor, Dave-Dallas, Interns
1941 Tom Rush, NH, rock guitarist and vocalist, Circle Game, Urge For Going
1939 1st American skimobiles (North Conway, NH)
1939 David H Souter, Weir NH, 107th Supreme Court Justice, 1990-
1939 Submarine Squalis sank off Portsmouth NH, 26 die
1938 Peter Bonerz, Portsmouth NH, actor, Jerry-Bob Newhart Show, 9 to 5
1938 "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, NH, premieres (NJ)
1934 Highest velocity wind ever recorded on Mt Washington, NH, 231 mph
1928 Tony Richardson, born in England, director, Delicate Balance, Hotel NH
1925 Ziggy Talent, born in Manchester NH, singer, Vaughn Monroe Show
1923 Alan B Shepard, Jr., East Derry NH, Rear Adm USN/astro, Merc 3, Ap 14
1909 13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of NH in 2:53:36.8
1908 1st credit union in U.S. forms (Manchester NH)
1882 1st U.S. ski club forms (Berlin NH)
1872 Harlan Fiske Stone, NH, Supreme Court, 1925-41, Chief Justice, 41-46
1869 Franklin Peirce, 14th president (1853-1857), dies in Concord NH at 64
1810 Overnight temp at Portsmouth NH drops 50 degrees F (10 degrees C)
1804 Franklin Pierce, Hillsboro NH, D, 14th President, 1853-1857
1797 Nathaniel Briggs of NH patents a washing machine
1791 Capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN
1782 Daniel Webster, Salisbury NH, orator/politician/lawyer
1774 1st incident of Revolution-400 attack Ft. William and Mary, NH
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