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.
The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
The first full-scale wind tunnel for airplane testing was built at Langley Field, Virginia. For ten years, it remained the largest wind tunnel in the world.
NASA's Explorer 9 satellite launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.
