1. In 1925, the first radio station in West Virginia, WWNR, began broadcasting in Beckley. It was owned by a local businessman, W.W. "Bill" Neville.

2. On November 24, 1956, the West Virginia Mountaineers football team played its first night game at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown. They defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers 22-6.

3. The West Virginia State Police Academy was dedicated on November 24, 1992. It is located in Dunbar and provides training for law enforcement officers throughout the state.

4. On November 24, 1947, the "Hatfield-McCoy Feud" officially ended when the two families signed a truce in Pikeville, Kentucky. The feud had started over 50 years earlier in the late 1800s and had resulted in numerous deaths and violent incidents.

5. The Green Bank Telescope, the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, was dedicated on November 24, 2000. It is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and is located in Pocahontas County. The telescope is used for a wide range of scientific research, including studying the origins of the universe and searching for extraterrestrial life.