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  1. 2 hours ago

    Today in 1825: The University of Virginia welcomes its first students.

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Today in 1953: Virginia Patterson "Patsy" Hensley marries Gerald E. Cline and thereafter is known as Patsy Cline.

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  3. 3 hours ago

    Today in 1934: The Virginia General Assembly adopts the plan to create the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

  4. 3 hours ago

    Today in 1625: Thomas Savage is made the official interpreter of the plantation of Accomack.

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  5. 4 hours ago

    Today in 1843: John H. Aulick returns to Washington, D.C., Navy Yard a third time, taking charge as commandant.

  6. 5 hours ago

    Today in 1862: Union general Franz Sigel leads a division at the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas.

  7. 5 hours ago

    Today in 1855: Winfield Scott is promoted to brevet lieutenant general, a rank not held since George Washington.

  8. 6 hours ago

    Today in 1952: The U.S. District Court rules against the students of Robert Russa Moton High School.

  9. 6 hours ago

    Today in 1853: Jefferson Davis is appointed secretary of war by Franklin Pierce.

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  10. 7 hours ago

    Today in 1966: In Loving v. Virginia, the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upholds the ban on interracial marriage.

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  11. 20 hours ago

    Today in 1815: Thomas Jefferson Randolph and Jane Hollins Nicholas marry at Warren, her family's estate.

  12. 21 hours ago

    Today in 1892: Armistead Green dies of Bright's disease at his home in Petersburg.

  13. 22 hours ago

    Today in 1865: The Union occupation of Charlottesville ends as Union cavalry ride south, toward Scottsville.

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  14. 24 hours ago

    Today in 1865: University of Virginia faculty meet to report on the recent Union occupation of Charlottesville.

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  15. 24 hours ago

    Today in 1783: Thomas Jefferson records in his library catalog a count of 2,640 books in his Monticello library.

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  16. Mar 6

    Today in 1948: Gardner L. Boothe condemns Harry S. Truman's civil rights policies.

  17. Mar 6

    Today in 1801: President Thomas Jefferson selects Meriwether Lewis to serve as his private secretary.

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  18. Mar 6

    Today in 1899: A short notice in the <i>Macon Telegraph</i> reports on critical praise for <i>Prisoners of Hope</i>.

  19. Mar 6

    Today in 1679: Daniel Parke (elder) dies at age fifty, leaving the bulk of his estate to his only son, Daniel Parke.

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  20. Mar 6

    Today in 1707: Queen Anne signs the Act of Union, joining England and Scotland into Great Britain.

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