New Mexico Admission Day: (excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_Mexico) The Congressional Compromise of 1850 halted a bid for statehood under a proposed antislavery constitution. Texas transferred eastern New Mexico to the federal government, settling a lengthy boundary dispute. Under the compromise, the American government established the New Mexico Territory on September 9, 1850. The territory, which included [...]

Election Day: (excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_Day_(United_States)) Election Day in the United States is the day set by law for the election of public officials. For federal offices (United States Congress and President and Vice President), it occurs on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years; the earliest possible date is November 2 [...]