1. In 1785, the New Hampshire legislature established Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, which is now one of the Ivy League schools and continues to be a prominent educational institution today.
2. On May 9, 1914, the first "Old Home Week" was celebrated in New Hampshire, where residents of the state were encouraged to return to their hometowns and participate in various activities and events.
3. In 1927, Aviator Charles Lindbergh stopped in Concord, NH during his famous transatlantic flight from New York to Paris, where he received a hero's welcome from the people of the state.
4. May 9, 1974 marked the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Hampshire State House Annex, which was completed and opened in 1977 to provide additional space and modern facilities for the state legislature.
5. On May 9, 2002, the Mount Washington Observatory recorded the highest wind gust ever observed by humans on the Earth's surface, at 231 miles per hour. This record-breaking speed occurred during a massive storm, and demonstrates the powerful and unpredictable nature of New Hampshire's weather patterns.