1. On November 7, 1888, Vermont became the first state in the country to elect a woman to the position of state treasurer. Her name was Caroline L. Burnham, and she held the post for two terms.

2. November 7, 1919, was the day that Vermont ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. Vermont was the first state to ratify the amendment after it was proposed by Congress earlier that year.

3. In 1806, on November 7, Vermont's first governor, Thomas Chittenden, passed away in Williston. Chittenden served as governor for a total of 19 years, making him the longest-serving governor in Vermont's history.

4. November 7, 1972, was the day that Democrat Patrick Leahy was elected to the U.S. Senate from Vermont. Leahy has been re-elected to the Senate eight times since then, and is currently the longest-serving member of the Senate.

5. On November 7, 2000, Vermonters went to the polls to elect a new governor. The race between Democrat Howard Dean and Republican Ruth Dwyer was a close one, with Dean ultimately coming out on top by a margin of just 7,000 votes. Dean went on to serve five terms as governor, from 1991 to 2003.