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Jamestown was Founded
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement -
Jamestown fire
Homes in Jamestown destroyed by fire for the first time -
Bacon’s Rebellion
Colonists Revolted and burned Jamestown -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was held were Washington attended -
Patrick Henry’s Speech
Patrick Henry gave his speech ending with “Give me liberty or give me death!” -
Declaration made
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in two weeks -
Capital moved
Capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond -
Statute of Religious Freedom
Statute of Religious Freedom passed; gave Virginians right to choose religion, church -
Virginia became a state
Virginia became 10th U. S. state -
1st president
George Washington elected U. S. president -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Elected U.S President -
James Madison
James Madison elected U.S. President -
James Monroe
James Monroe elected U.S. president -
Farming Reaper
Cyrus McCormick invented the farming reaper near Walnut Grove -
Presidential Death
William Henry Harrison died one month after taking office -
Raid
John Brown raided Harpers Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War. -
Slavery Ends
Slavery is abolished because of Abraham Lincoln -
Spanish American War
Spanish American War starts and on December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris, the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt elected President -
William H. Taft
William H. Taft elected president -
Death of Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt died -
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding elected president -
Grand Opening
A grand opening ceremony is held for the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach. It becomes a landmark, drawing vacationers from around the country. -
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge elected president -
Heart attack
After suffering her fourth heart attack, Ellen Glasgow dies in her sleep in the Richmond house where she was born. -
Electric Vehicle
Richmond's electric streetcar system makes its final run, giving way to the motorized bus. The Richmond system, the nation's oldest, began operation in February 1888. -
Death of the “Father of Black History”
Carter G. Woodson, native of Buckingham County and "Father of Black History," dies at the age of seventy-four. Woodson's achievements include publishing the Journal for Negro History and the creation of Negro History Week, now known as Black History Month. -
Danica Roem
Danica Roem is elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, 13th District. Danica is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly. In January 2018, she became the first to both be elected and serve while openly transgender in any United States state legislature
