Today in Vermont History

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 22 of 22

1749-01-03 - Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
1760-01-28 - Pownal, Vermont created by Benning Wentworth as one of the New Hampshire Grants.
1777-01-15 - People of New Connecticut (Vermont) declare independence from England
1777-01-16 - Vermont declares independence from NY
1777-07-02 - Vermont becomes 1st American colony to abolish slavery
1780-10-16 - Royalton, Vermont and Tunbridge, Vermont last major raid of the American Revolutionary War.
1790-10-28 - NY gives up claims to Vermont for $30,000
1791-03-04 - Vermont admitted as 14th state (1st addition to the 13 colonies)
1799-01-25 - 1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont
1819-08-06 - Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
1834-06-14 - Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont
1864-10-19 - Approx 25 Confederates make surprise attack on St Albans, Vermont
1894-06-17 - 1st US poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, Rutland, Vermont
1896-11-24 - 1st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont
1911-07-04 - 105°F (41°C) at Vernon, Vermont (state record)
1927-11-03 - 22.3 cm rainfall at Somerset, Vermont (state record)
1933-12-30 - -50°F (-46°C) in Bloomfield, Vermont (state record)
1934-01-28 - 1st US ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock Vermont)
1971-03-21 - Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2"
1993-08-10 - Charlotte Anne Lopez, 16, of Vermont, crowned 11th Miss Teen USA
2000-07-01 - Vermont's civil unions law goes into effect.
2001-05-24 - The Democrats gain control of the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1994 when Senator James Jeffords of Vermont abandons the Republican Party and declares himself an independent.

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 15 of 15

1805-12-23 - Joseph Smith Jr, Sharon Vermont, founder (Mormon Church), (d. 1844)
1871-12-13 - Russell W Porter, Vermont, explorer (Alaska)
1932-08-19 - Thomas P. Salmon, 75th Governor of Vermont
1933-09-28 - Madeleine M Kunin, Switzerland (Gov-D-Vt), 1st Jewish gov of Vermont
1941-09-08 - Bernard Sanders, (Rep-R-Vermont)
1947-12-26 - Carlton Fisk, Vermont, all star catcher (Red Sox, White Sox)
1951-05-13 - Jim Douglas, American politician, governor of Vermont
1966-09-04 - Debra Lewin, South Burlington Vermont, Miss Vermont-America (1991)
1971-02-11 - Jennifer Lynne Faucette, Burlington Vermont, Miss America-Vt (1996)
1971-09-13 - Nancy Anne Roberts, Miss Vermont USA (1996)
1974-06-22 - Nicole Juvan, Essex Junction Vermont, Miss America-Vermont (1997)
Religious Leader Joseph Smith JrReligious Leader Joseph Smith Jr (1805-12-23) 1976-06-10 - Lisa Jean Costantino, Miss USA-Vermont (1997)
1979-01-09 - Lavinia Magruder, Miss Vermont Teen USA (1996)
1979-04-19 - Mariah Billado, Miss Vermont Teen USA (1997)
2184-08-05 - Christine Lauren Chapel, Davenport Heights, Vermont (Star Trek)

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 4 of 4

1905-10-04 - 30th US President Calvin Coolidge (33) weds Grace Anna Goodhue (26) in Burlington, Vermont
1988-07-16 - "Back To The Future" actor Michael J. Fox (27) weds "Family Ties" actress Tracy Pollan (28) at West Mountain Inn in Arlington, Vermont
1996-11-13 - "A Room With A View" actor Daniel Day-Lewis (39) weds "Personal Velocity: Three Portraits" screenwriter Rebecca Miller (34) in Vermont
2008-12-21 - Talk show host Craig Ferguson (46) weds art dealer Megan Wallace Cunningham (26) in Chester, Vermont


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