The US Bill of Rights was ratified when Virginia gave its approval, which became amendments 1-10 of the constitution.
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The Battle of Bull Run took place at Manassas Junction, Virginia.
Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.
The first college fraternity, The Flat Hat Society, was formed in the Raleigh Tavern at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
The three ships carrying settlers who would later found Virginia, the first of the Thirteen Colonies, departed England.
