1. In 1787, Virginia became the fifth state to ratify the United States Constitution, marking a major milestone in the formation of the new country.

2. On February 21, 1865, the Union Army, led by General Ulysses S. Grant, began its siege of Petersburg, Virginia, in what would become one of the longest and bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War.

3. In 1915, the Virginia State Corporation Commission was established, creating a central regulatory body for various industries across the state.

4. On February 21, 1948, the town of Tazewell, Virginia, experienced a rare meteorite strike, with fragments of the space rock raining down on the area.

5. In 2013, Virginia's historic state capitol building in Richmond was damaged in a small fire, leading to a massive restoration effort to preserve the important piece of the state's history.