In the 1880s, Mary Baker Eddy created the Christian Science Church and developed its philosophy. Today, one can still see Christian Science reading rooms in many cities. Birthplace: Bow.
One of the best-loved and most famous American poets, Robert Frost was asked to read a poem at John F. Kennedy's inauguration. His poems were often identified with the rural areas of New Hampshire. Birthplace: San Francisco, California.
Horace Greeley was a noted journalist who wrote strong antislavery editorials. He helped found the Republican Party in 1854. He is most commonly associated with the phrase 'Go West Young Man.' Birthplace: Amherst.
The fourteenth president of the United States and the leader of the country before the outbreak of the Civil War, Franklin Pierce was pro-slavery in his views. He made the Gadsden Purchase, an acquisition of considerable amount of land in what is now New Mexico and Arizona. Birthplace: Hillsboro.
In 1961, Alan B. Shepard was the first man to be shot into space. He later became the fifth man to walk on the moon. Birthplace: East Derry.
An excellent statesman and politician, Daniel Webster was at his best when dealing with difficult situations in foreign countries. Through the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, he helped settle the border dispute between the state of Maine and Canada's province of New Brunswick. Birthplace: Salisbury.
