The US Bill of Rights was ratified when Virginia gave its approval, which became amendments 1-10 of the constitution.
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Bacon's Rebellion set Jamestown, Virginia, on fire after a year of conflict to change Virginia's Native American-Frontier policy.
Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
NASA's Explorer 9 satellite launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
The United States Supreme Court declared that it was unlawful to discriminate in interstate travel.
The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.
