1. In 1776, the town of Windsor became the birthplace of Vermont's government as the first constitution of Vermont was signed. This day is celebrated as Vermont's statehood day.

2. In 1943, the U.S Army activated the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado with many Vermonters in it. The 10th Mountain Division played an important role in World War II's Italian campaign.

3. In 1838, William Alfred Buckingham was born in Lebanon, Connecticut. He served as the 41st Governor of Connecticut from 1858 to 1866 and is Vermont's only governor who was born outside the state.

4. In 1877, the USS Vermont, a Virginia class battleship, was launched from Quincy, Massachusetts. It was the second ship in the U.S Navy to bear the name Vermont.

5. In 2003, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled Vermont's ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional, making it the first state in the U.S to legalize same-sex marriages through a court ruling. The ruling became effective on September 1, 2009.