Today in West Virginia History
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Historical Events
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1861-04-27 - West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from US
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 Virg
1862-09-14 - Federal troops escape from beleaguered Harpers Ferry West Virginia
1862-12-31 - Pres Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to 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
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
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
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
1989-01-02 - Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship
1989-07-18 - 48 cm rainfall at Rockport, West Virginia (state record)
Famous Birthdays
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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)
Famous Deaths
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1930-09-24 - William A. MacCorkle, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
1940-10-21 - William G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
