Live On The Levee Lineup Announced
Charleston’s annual free concert series, Live on the Levee, will begin on May 24 and run through August 10.
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December 11, 1905: Filmmaker Pare Lorentz Born
Filmmaker “Pare” Lorentz was born in Clarksburg on December 11, 1905. After attending West Virginia Wesleyan College for a year, he transferred to West Virginia University, where he wrote stories for West Virginia Moonshine magazine. At the age of 20, he moved to New York City and began writing for some of the nation’s most popular magazines.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSongwriter Billy Edd Wheeler Born: December 9, 1932
On December 9, 1932, songwriter, musician, playwright, humorist, and poet Billy Edd Wheeler was born in Boone County. He started writing and performing…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDecember 7, 1941: Japan Launches a Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor, Sinks USS West Virginia
In the early morning hours of December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The raid killed more…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNovember 27, 1848: African-American Educator William H. Davis Born
African-American educator William H. Davis was born in Columbus, Ohio, on November 27, 1848. As a young man of 15, he enlisted in the Union Army and…
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October 15, 1850: Virginia Constitutional Convention
On October 15, 1850, Joseph Johnson of Harrison County called the Virginia Constitutional Convention, in order to address concerns that Western Virginia (now West Virginia) was under-represented in state government.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsChuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier: October 14, 1947
On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1 rocket airplane dropped from the belly of a B-29 bomber. Seconds later, Yeager entered the history books as the first pilot to break the sound barrier.
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