america's first astronaut in space, alalashepard, was born here, as was the first free public library. >> new hampshire es known as the granite state, and it's because their number-one natural resource is granite. this is s particularly good stone for building bridges, houses, even statues. and although the colony was first established for fishing, they quickly learned what they really had going on.n. >> those nine stars around the border signify an additional claim to fame. after the revolutionary war, our new constitution required approval by 9 of the 13 states. new hampshire made it happen by being the ninth state to ratify the famous document. with "flag facts," i'm brandon. [ baseball bat thunks ] [ crowd cheering ] >> despite hitting 755 career home runs,s,ank aaron hit 3 home runs in n single game only oncnc the date was june 21, 1959, and his braves were taking on willie mays and the san frcisco giants. aaron's 3 two-run home runs helped the braves wiwi13 to 3. i'm matt for "teen kids news." >> you might say that some engineering students at the university of colorado are on a