The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
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The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.
Bacon's Rebellion set Jamestown, Virginia, on fire after a year of conflict to change Virginia's Native American-Frontier policy.
The US Bill of Rights was ratified when Virginia gave its approval, which became amendments 1-10 of the constitution.
NASA's Explorer 9 satellite launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
