1. On January 4, 1890, the West Virginia University Mountaineers played their first-ever football game against the Washington & Jefferson Presidents. WVU lost the game 72-0, but it marked the beginning of a long and successful football tradition for the university.

2. On January 4, 1925, the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud officially came to an end when members of the two families signed a truce. The feud, which had lasted for decades, resulted in several deaths on both sides and was fueled by a long-standing family rivalry.

3. On January 4, 1949, Governor Clarence W. Meadows signed the legislation that made West Virginia the first state in the nation to enact a law mandating fluoridation of public water supplies. This was a major public health initiative that aimed to reduce tooth decay.

4. On January 4, 1965, West Virginia Governor Hulett Smith signed the bill that made the golden delicious apple the official state fruit. The golden delicious apple is a large, yellow apple that was first discovered in West Virginia in the late 1800s.

5. On January 4, 1978, the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy was captured in Florida. Bundy, who was born in Burlington, Vermont, had committed several murders in Colorado, Utah, and Florida. He was eventually convicted of multiple counts of murder and was executed in Florida in 1989.