The Stamp Act Congress adopted its declaration of rights and grievances on October 19, 1765. The same date holds the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781 and a 1973 White House plan to let one senator check the Watergate tapes in place of a judge.
New Hampshire regiments fought both battles that trapped Burgoyne’s army. The same date carries two chapters in the life of habeas corpus, one suspended by a president and one stripped by Congress with both New Hampshire senators voting yes.
