The three ships carrying settlers who would later found Virginia, the first of the Thirteen Colonies, departed England.
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The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.
Beltway sniper attacks begin.
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.
Tobacco arrived in England for the first time.
NASA's Explorer 9 satellite launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.