1. In 1792, West Virginia became part of Virginia.

2. In 1864, the Battle of Waynesboro took place during the American Civil War, resulting in a Union victory.

3. In 1900, the West Virginia legislature passed a law establishing the state's first public high school in Welch.

4. In 1933, Congress passed the National Industrial Recovery Act, which aimed to boost employment and stimulate the economy during the Great Depression. The law affected West Virginia's mining industry, as it established minimum wage and maximum hours for workers.

5. In 1991, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled in favor of Randy Barnhart, a Greenbrier County man who had accused an ambulance driver of negligence, paving the way for future medical malpractice cases in the state.