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(1607) Jamestown, first permanent English settlement established; Indians attacked,
killed 1, wounded 11; John Smith captured by Indians
(1608) More settlers arrived; John Smith released; fire destroyed all the homes
(1611) John Rolfe introduces his tobacco seeds
(1612) First crop of tobacco exported
(1613) Pocahontas captured, brought to Jamestown
(1614) John Rolfe and Pocahontas married
(1619) 90 women arrived on "brides' ship"; black indentured servants arrived on Dutch ship; first meeting held of Virginia General Assembly
(1622) Indian massacre caused the death of 347 colonists, including women and children
(1624) King James made Virginia a royal colony
(1676) Colonists revolted (Bacon's Rebellion); capitol building and Jamestown settlement burned; Bacon died, supporters hung
(1699) Capitol building burned again; town of Williamsburg established, designated as capital
(1747) Williamsburg capital destroyed by fire
(1754) French and Indian War began; General George Washington led militia into battle
(1763) French and Indian War ended
(1765) Stamp Act passed by King George III, required colonists to buy stamps for newspapers, calendars, marriage licenses; Patrick Henry spoke against Act
(1771) Richmond flooded
(1773) Committees of Correspondence established
(1774) First Continental Congress meeting held; Virginians George Washington and Patrick Henry attend
(1775) Patrick Henry delivered his inspirational speech, ending with "Give me liberty or give me death".
(1776) Virginian Thomas Jefferson wrote Declaration of Independence; Virginia adopted first constitution; declared its independence
(1779) Capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond
(1781) At Yorktown, British forces under General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to the combined French and American forces serving under the command of General George Washington.
(1786) Statute of Religious Freedom passed; gave Virginians right to choose religion, church
(1788) Virginia became 10th U. S. state
(1789) George Washington elected U. S. President
(1801) Thomas Jefferson elected third U. S. President
(1804) Meriweather Lewis and William Clark began exploration of western frontier; first Americans to cross continent all the way to Pacific Ocean
(1809) James Madison elected fourth U. S. president; known as "Father of the Constitution"
(1809) James Monroe elected fifth U. S. president
(1809) Nat Turner led slave rebellion against plantation owners; he was captured and hung
(1817) James Monroe elected fifth U. S. President
(1833) First steam-driven railroad in Virginia from Richmond to Weldon, N.C.
(1841) William Henry Harrison elected ninth U. S. President; died shortly after taking office
(1841) John Tyler elected tenth U. S. President
(1849) Zachary Taylor elected twelve U. S. President
(1859) John Brown, abolitionist, led group in raid to steal weapons to fight slavery
(1861) Virginia seceded from Union, joined Confederacy; Civil War began; first Confederate officer killed at Fairfax Court House; first battle of Manassas, battle of Ball's Bluff, battle of Dranesville
(1862) Second battle of Manassas; battle of Chantilly
(1863) West Virginia formed from 50 western Virginia counties; battle of Bristoe Station
(1865) Civil War ended; Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox; Lee and troops forced to leave Richmond; setting fire to bridges along the way
(1867) Valuable coal deposits discovered
(1870) Virginia re-entered Union; second floor room in Capitol building collapsed above chamber of House of Delegates, 62 killed, 251 injured; James River flooded, many lives lost, 20 homes swept away, damages estimated at $1 million
(1901) Jim Crow laws passed, segregation created
(1902) Maggie Lena Walker opened St. Luke Penny Savings Bank for African-Americans
(1913) Woodrow Wilson elected U. S. president; proclaimed second Sunday in May Mother's Day
(1920) 19th Amendment passed, women received right to vote
(1941 - 1943) Pentagon built in Arlington
(1941 - 1948) African-American parents, students fought for busing, equal facilities, equal curricula
(1950) Desegregation began, first African-American student attended Law School at University of Virginia
(1954) Segregation declared unconstitutional
(1959) In an effort to refuse integration, Prince Edward County closed all schools
(1964) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opened
(1981) First American test tube baby born in Norfolk
(1989) L. Douglas Wilder became first African-American governor of state
(1993) 18 tornadoes struck southeast Virginia in four hours, four people killed, 259 injured, damages of $52.5 million occurred
(2003) Over 1 million customers lost electricity due to Hurricane Isabel
(2007) 33 students at Virginia Tech massacred by fellow student; 400th anniversary of nation's founding held at Jamestown
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