The Polio epidemic took hold for the first time in the US at Rutland, Vermont.
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The first major mass trials of polio vaccines began.
Vermont became the 14th state to join the United States of America.
Norwich University was founded in Vermont.
Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.
Jonas Salk's Polio vaccine tested by Jonas Salk was given final approval by the US Food and Drug Administration.
