1. On November 13, 1968, the Silver Bridge collapsed in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, killing 46 people. The disaster is still remembered as one of the worst bridge collapses in American history.

2. In 1904, West Virginia University played its first football game on November 13, defeating Washington & Jefferson College 17-0. WVU football has since become a beloved part of the state's culture.

3. On November 13, 1875, the Battle of Cedar Creek occurred near Salem, West Virginia. The battle was part of the "Coal Wars," a series of violent conflicts between coal miners and mine owners in West Virginia during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

4. In 1985, West Virginia native Randy Barnes set a world record in the shot put at a meet in Los Angeles. His throw of 75 feet, 10 1/4 inches still stands as the indoor shot put world record.

5. On November 13, 1794, Joseph Johnson, a Virginian who had settled in the area that would become West Virginia, was elected as the first delegate to represent the region in Congress. This was a significant milestone in the history of West Virginia's statehood movement.