Five Things: Obama in NH Today

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Today will be sunny, with a high of 64. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low of 49.

2. PRESIDENT IN NH TODAY: President Obama will hold a campaign event this morning at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester. Check back later today for full coverage of his visit.

3. TRICK OR TREAT!: Windham has set its trick-or-treat hours for Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this date in 1867, the U.S. formally took possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents an acre. The Alaska purchase comprised 586,412 square miles, about twice the size of Texas, and was championed by William Henry Seward, the enthusiasticly expansionist secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson.

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