Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
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The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
The United States Supreme Court declared that it was unlawful to discriminate in interstate travel.
Tobacco arrived in England for the first time.
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.
