Tommy Thompson

Thomas McHugh graduated from West Virginia University

The Miners for Democracy organization chose Arnold Miller to challenge UMWA President Tony Boyle

Deadly riots prompted Arthur Recht to place Moundsville Penitentiary under judicial control

The two Fairmont daily newspapers moved toward one paper with two editions

Goldenseal magazine was founded

Patrick Gainer published Folk Songs from the West Virginia Hills

Patrick Gainer published Witches, Ghosts and Signs

Excavation conducted on Grave Creek Mound by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey identified a moat surrounding the mound

The C&O requested authority to abandon the Greenbrier Division line

Elizabeth Hallanan became member of the board of directors of Columbia Gas System and Charleston National Bank

A preservation conference in Wheeling launched plans for a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting and promoting historic preservation

Joseph Hodges was recognized for distinguished service in the ecumenical cause by the West Virginia Council of Churches

William Hoffman wrote A Death of Dreams

Kanawha textbooks protest continued, fueled by the involvement of extremist groups such as the John Birch Society and the Ku Klux Klan

Robert F. Baronner became president of Kanawha Valley Bank

The Keith-Albee Theater was divided so three different movies could be shown simultaneously

Jim Muscia sold the Logan Banner to the Smith Newspapers

The Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center opened

Ohio Valley College expanded

The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake was published in Brazilian Portuguese

Jayne Anne Phillips published Shelter

Jayne Anne Phillips published Shelter

The Rural Electrification Administration was abolished

Chris Sarandon married Joanna Hall Gleason

Michael Smith founded Rocketown Ministries

West Virginia became the third state to file suit against the tobacco industry to recover costs for smoking-related illnesses

The Tri-State Racetrack installed 400 video lottery slot machines

Hinchcliff Lumber Company added a scragg mill

Union Carbide's silicones products plant at Sistersville was sold

The present Unitarian Universalists building in Charleston was dedicated

The United Carbon Building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

Melvin Lentz became wood chopping champion

Ginny Hawker began serving as president of West Virginia State Folk Festival

The West Virginia Lottery Commission approved the first 400 video slot machines at Wheeling Downs

The first open heart surgery in the area was performed at Wheeling Hospital

The Howard Long Wellness Center opened at Wheeling Hospital

Jesco White was featured in a brief cameo on Roseanne

Meredith Sue Willis wrote The Secret Super Powers of Marco

Meredith Sue Willis wrote In The Mountains of America

A bridge on U.S. 19 south of Summerville was renamed the Ralph Eugene Pomeroy Memory Bridge.

Butch Miles was inducted into West Virginia Music Hall of Fame

Connie Smith was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame

William "Billy" Cox was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame

"Diamond Teeth" Mary McClain was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame