1. West Virginia became a state on May 9, 1863: On this day, West Virginia officially became the 35th state of the United States of America. The region had previously been a part of Virginia, but after the outbreak of the Civil War, the western counties of Virginia seceded from the state to become West Virginia.

2. The first school for the Deaf and Blind opened on May 9, 1870: The West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind opened its doors on May 9, 1870, in Romney, West Virginia. The school was the first of its kind in the state and provided education and services to deaf and blind students from across West Virginia.

3. The first Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded on May 9, 1874: The Women's Christian Temperance Union is a social reform organization that advocates for the prohibition of alcohol. The first West Virginia chapter of the organization was founded on May 9, 1874, in Wheeling, West Virginia.

4. The West Virginia State Capitol was dedicated on May 9, 1932: The West Virginia State Capitol Building, located in Charleston, West Virginia, was dedicated on May 9, 1932. The building is the home of the West Virginia Legislature and the offices of the Governor and other state agencies.

5. The first museum in West Virginia was founded on May 9, 1930: The West Virginia Museum of American Glass, located in Weston, West Virginia, was founded on May 9, 1930. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of American glassmaking, with a particular focus on West Virginia's glassmaking history.