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4 hours ago · WEST VIRGINIA — West Virginia loves its bridges. Every third Saturday in October, the Mountain State celebrates Bridge Day, with thousands gathering to watch base jumpers jump off of the New River Gorge Bridge. And the Wellsburg Bridge etched its name into West Virginia history by being the first bridge to float down the Ohio River in 2021.
2 hours ago · WOOD COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — One person was injured on Thursday night during what was confirmed as the twelfth tornado to hit West Virginia in 2024. The Charleston, WV National Weather Service crew surveyed and then confirmed an EF1 tornado with max wind speeds up to 90 miles per hour touched down in parts of Wood County on Thursday, May 9, 2024 ...
22 hours ago · West Virginia, which had been admitted to the Union in 1863 as a slave state, but on the condition of gradual emancipation, fully abolished slavery on 3 February 1865. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect in December 1865, seven months after the end of the war, and finally ended slavery for non-criminals throughout the United ...
22 hours ago · Mary Wollstonecraft (/ ˈ w ʊ l s t ən k r æ f t /, also UK: /-k r ɑː f t /; 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. Until the late 20th century, Wollstonecraft's life, which encompassed several unconventional personal relationships at the time, received more attention than her writing.
- 27 April 1759, Spitalfields, London, England
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
- 10 September 1797 (aged 38), Somers Town, London, England
