1. Vermont became the 14th state in the United States on November 3, 1791.
2. Vermont's state symbols were officially established on November 3, 1949. They include the red clover as the state flower, the sugar maple as the state tree, and the Eastern Brook Trout as the state fish.
3. In 1908, the first long-distance telephone call in Vermont was made between St. Albans and Burlington on November 3.
4. On November 3, 1970, Republican Robert Stafford was re-elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Democrat James Jeffords in one of the closest Senate races in Vermont history.
5. The town of Barre, Vermont celebrates its annual Granite Festival on the first weekend in November, with events on November 3 highlighting the town's history as a major producer of granite.