You better believe that big things happened in the little Green Mountain State! We’ve gathered some cool facts and if you knew them all, well then you get an A+ on todays history lesson. Here are some historical events, inventions and firsts that changed life as we know it, and these tidbits shed some light on a few interesting things that helped to shape the history of VT, and the world as we know it.
1. Brattleboro changed the way of the American postal system.
Philatelists (people who study and collect stamps) credit Brattleboro with producing America's first postage stamp in 1846. Before the introduction of stamps, it was the mail's recipient (not the sender) who paid the cost of postage, giving the fee directly to the postman on delivery.
In 2000 for the first time, a state allowed gay couples to have all the same benefits as married couples under state law. The Vermont civil union bill was a landmark in the fight over gay marriages.
People have always found ways to hang their clothes to dry, the currently used spring loaded design was invented by David M. Smith of Springfield, Vermont, in 1853.
The first rope tow at a ski resort in the U.S. was at a VT resort. Suicide Six in South Pomfret had the first one and this resort is still operating today!
Also, President Coolidge is the only president to have a birthday on the 4th of July!
While these things changed the history of VT, some other strange things must have happened in Vermont to have required these weird and wacky laws to be put into effect. Get ready to laugh – or scratch your head – or both!
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