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1871
Mar
| 1871 • Virginia adopts a new Constitution, taking into account, among other things, all of the counties that had left Virginia in 1863 to form the new non-slave state of West Virginia. No other state has ever formed by breaking off from another without the consent of the legislature of the parent state, as in the cases of Vermont, Kentucky, and Maine. |
1880
Age: 8y
| 1880 • Vaudeville actress Lillian Russell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City. |
1939
Age: 67y
| 1939 • General Motors introduces the Hydra-Matic drive, the first mass-produced, fully automatic transmission, as an option in 1940 model year Oldsmobile automobiles. |