All posts tagged "Vermont Legislature"
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14.7K7Politics and MilitaryHow Ethan Allen Got Married to a Loyalist
Ethan Allen got married to his second wife in a bizarre ceremony after a whirlwind courtship to a woman half his age....
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20.5K4Politics and MilitaryWhy Vermont Declared War on Germany Months Before Pearl Harbor
Nearly three months before Germany declared war on the United States, Vermont declared war on Germany. Pearl Harbor, of course, triggered the...
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5.3K1Flashback PhotosMary Jean Simpson, Breaker of Glass Ceilings
Mary Jean Simpson, the prim clerk pictured below, was a driven woman who shattered several glass ceilings in her lifetime. The photo...
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14.3K8Religion and Social MovementsVermont’s Alexander Twilight: The First Black College Graduate in America
One day at the Brownington school in Orleans County, Vt., a youngster approached the front of the class to answer an arithmetic...
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