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Category Archives: Current Events
Granite Resolve: New Year’s Resolutions in New Hampshire, Past and Present
Present New Year’s resolutions are often treated lightly—earnest on January 1, forgotten by February. Yet the act of resolving to do better has deep historical roots, and in New Hampshire, where practicality, independence, and community have always mattered, resolutions have … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Holidays
Tagged Granite State, happy new year, January 1st, new, New England, New Hampshire, new year resolution, new year's resolution, newyear, resolution, Year
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The 4th of July: New Hampshire 238 Years Ago
Two hundred and thirty-eight years ago, the United States of America was still in its infancy. Only eleven years prior, on the 4th of July, had the Declaration of Independence been passed. The American people were generally appreciative of those … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Holidays
Tagged 4th, declaration, facts, Fourth, Independence, July, myths, signers
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Was AI (Artificial Intelligence) Made in New Hampshire?
AI, or artificial intelligence, is much in the news these days. AI is considered to be the field of computer science that studies how machines can perform tasks that require human intelligence–such as reasoning, learning, and problem-solving.
Posted in Current Events, History, New Hampshire Inventors
Tagged 1956, AI, artificial, college, Dartmouth, Father of, intelligence, John McCarthy, Summer Research Project
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2022: Celebrating New Hampshire Black History Month
When Black History Month arrives some are”passive celebrators” as if we think we are not connected to this portion of shared history. New Hampshire has been home to Africans and African-Americans for more than 350 years. The Black Heritage Trail … Continue reading
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Tagged Alethea, black, Cisco, color, Ethnicity, Hampshire, history, new, New Hampshire, NH, research Month, Rhode Island, Richard, Sisco
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New Hampshire Glossary: Excise
ON EXCISES Excise, a Monster, worse than e’er before Frighted the Midwife, and the Mother tore; A thousands Hands she has, a thousand Eyes, Breaks into Shops and into Cellars pries; With hundred Rows of Teeth the Shark exceeds, And … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, collect, colonial, early, energy, excise, glossary, Hampshire, new, New Hampshire, NH, tax, taxes, tobacco
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