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Feb 5, 2016 · New Hampshire has held the first-in-the-nation primary since 1920. But only in the last decades of the twentieth century has it taken on such importance. In this post, Elaine Kamarck...
Jan 22, 2024 · Here's a closer look at why New Hampshire is the first-in-the-nation primary and what this means for the Republican and Democratic candidates next week.
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Oct 13, 2022 · MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — New Hampshire is even quirkier than you realize. It’s not just that it has an outsize role in American politics because it holds the first presidential primary.
Jan 23, 2024 · In the 1952 primary, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower began his climb to the presidency by topping “Mr. Republican,” Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, a son of President William Howard Taft. Eisenhower ...
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New Hampshire was the first of the American colonies to form a new government during the American Revolution, one that didn't include the British. Since the New Hampshire constitution did not mention Great Britain at all or give Great Britain any role in the new government, the people of New Hampshire were declaring their independence
Nov 9, 2009 · Getty Images / Philip Case Cohen. One of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire was the first state to have its own constitution. It was the 9th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution–the...
In 1776, New Hampshire was the first of the colonies to establish an independent government and its state constitution. Its nickname, “The Granite State,” is about the extensive granite formations and quarries. It was the ninth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in June 1788.
