1. On March 6, 1863, West Virginia was admitted as the 35th state of the United States. The state was formed during the Civil War when the western counties of Virginia broke away from the rest of the state, which had seceded from the Union.

2. The first Belle Boyd trial took place in Martinsburg, West Virginia on March 6, 1865. Boyd was a Confederate spy during the Civil War and was arrested several times for her activities. She was later released after promising to stop spying.

3. On March 6, 1889, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled in favor of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company in a case involving the liability for injuries sustained by a railway employee. The ruling established a precedent in West Virginia for determining the extent of an employer's liability in cases of work-related injuries.

4. On March 6, 1913, the West Virginia Legislature passed a law establishing a state university in Morgantown. The university was later named West Virginia University and is now the flagship institution of higher education in the state.

5. The West Virginia Strawberry Festival, one of the state's largest and most popular festivals, was founded on March 6, 1936, in Buckhannon, West Virginia. The festival celebrates the state's strawberry harvest and features a variety of activities, including parades, carnival rides, pageants, and live music.