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West Virginia - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1861-04-27 |
West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from Union (US Civil War) |
1861-06-19 |
Francis Pierpont is elected provisional governor of West Virginia |
1861-09-10 |
-15] Battle at Cheat Mountain, Elkwater West Virginia |
1861-10-24 |
West Virginia seceded from Virginia |
1861-11-26 |
West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virginia |
1862-09-14 |
Federal troops escape from beleaguered Harpers Ferry West Virginia |
1862-12-31 |
President Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to the Union |
1863-03-26 |
Voters in West Virginia approve gradual emancipation of slaves |
1863-06-20 |
West Virginia admitted as 35th US state |
1863-11-01 |
-8] Averell's Raid (on)to Lewisburg, West Virginia |
1864-05-21 |
Gen David Hunter takes command of Dept of West Virginia |
1897-01-23 |
Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only case in United States history where the alleged testimony of a ghost helped secure a conviction. |
1897-03-11 |
A meteorite enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no human injuries are reported. |
1921-05-03 |
West Virginia imposes 1st state sales tax |
1921-08-25 |
The first skirmishes of the Battle of Blair Mountain, a civil uprising in Logan County, West Virginia |
1924-04-28 |
119 die in Benwood West Virginia coal mine disaster |
1925-08-12 |
The first cast of Alpha Psi Omega, drawn from The Masquers of Fairmont College, West Virginia, is initiated. |
1936-07-10 |
112°F (44°C) at Martinsburg, West Virginia (state record) |
1960-05-10 |
John F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia |
1970-11-14 |
DC-9 crashes in West Virginia, 75 killed |
1972-02-26 |
Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek West Virginia, kills 125 |
1979-09-16 |
23rd Ryder Cup: US wins, 17-11 at The Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, US) |
1980-08-03 |
Sandra Post wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic |
1981-08-09 |
Hollis Stacy wins LPGA West Virginia Bank Golf Classic |
1982-07-11 |
Hollis Stacy wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic |
1983-06-05 |
Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic |
1984-08-05 |
Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic |
1989-01-02 |
Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship |
1989-07-18 |
48 cm rainfall at Rockport, West Virginia (state record) |
1995-01-02 |
Carquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-21 |
1997-12-29 |
Carquest Bowl 8: Georgia Tech beats West Virginia, 35-30 |
2016-06-26 |
West Virginia's worst flooding in a century has killed 23 |
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West Virginia - Notable Birthdays
West Virginia - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1864-01-15 |
Frances Benjamin Johnston, Grafton West Virginia, early female photographer |
1912-02-05 |
Tex Atchison, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia |
1920-02-03 |
George A. Miller, Charleston, West Virginia, cognitive psychologist (the magical number seven), (d. 2012) |
1926-08-19 |
Johnny Boyd, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia |
1926-11-29 |
Dagmar, Huntington, West Virginia, American actress (Broadway's Open House) |
1933-11-16 |
Garrett "Garnet" Mimms, Ashland West Virginia, singer (Enchanters-Cry Baby) |
1938-05-28 |
Jerry West, West Virginia, NBA superstar (LA Lakers, Olympic-gold-1960) |
1953-05-15 |
George Brett, Glen Dale West Virginia, KC Royal 3rd baseman (1980 AL MVP) |
1974-11-23 |
Regina Fisher, Miss West Virginia USA (1996) |
1977-03-05 |
Natalie Bevins, Miss USA-West Virginia (1997) |
1977-11-14 |
Heather Gray, Miss West Virginia Teen USA (1996) |
1980-01-25 |
Amanda Michelle Burns, Miss West Virginia Teen USA (1997) |
West Virginia - Notable Weddings
West Virginia - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1794-09-15 |
4th US President James Madison (43) weds Dolley Madison (26) in Jefferson County, West Virginia |
1891-03-21 |
A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing & lasted 20 years |
1960-04-10 |
NBA guard Jerry West (21) weds his college sweetheart Martha Kane in Morgantown, West Virginia |
West Virginia - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1930-09-24 |
William A. MacCorkle, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857) |
1940-10-21 |
William G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866) |
1982-08-04 |
Tex Atchison, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia |
1995-10-21 |
Linda Goodman, Morgantown, West Virginia, American astrologer and poet, dies from complications of diabetes at 70 |
2003-10-27 |
Johnny Boyd, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia |
2008-11-24 |
Cecil H. Underwood, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1922) |
