Patrick Gainer retired as professor at WVU
Glenville State College celebrated its centennial
The Greenbrier Military Academy closed
Perry Gresham wrote Campbell and the Colleges
Deliverance was made into a movie, furthering hillbilly stereotypes
William Hoffman wrote A Walk to the River
S. L. Jones' work was discovered at Pipestem State Park by folk art collector Herbert Wade Hemphill Jr.
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital was completed in Lewis County
Harold Harvey and others began work to promote a state Libertarian Party
Reported 80% of states population had some sort of library service
Frederic J. Glazer became executive secretary of the West Virginia Library Commission
Little Beaver State Park was established
The Louie Glass Company was sold by Margaret Wohinc
Arden Cogar Sr. cut a 10x10 vertical white pine in 14.45 seconds
Louise McNeill published her second collection of poems
M. Blane Michael was appointed special U.S. assistant attorney, Northern District of West Virginia
A $30 state clothing allowance reached about 44,000 welfare children
Agnes Reeves Greer died
The Coty American Fashion Critics' Award recognized Mountain Artisans as helping to spur the American crafts movement
The Mountain Institute was founded as the Woodlands Institute
O'Dell Hall was built at Beckley College (now Mountain State University)
The Mountaineer mascot figure was first used in commerce
Milan Puskar left Mylan Pharmaceuticals
The Mystery Hole became a Fayette County roadside attraction
John Norman went to the Texas Heart Institute
Logging in Otter Creek ceased when an effort began to have the area designated a wilderness area
A state highway marker was erected to commemorate the Pinch Reunion
Aerial tramway began operation at Pipestem Resort State Park
Former Attorney General C. Donald Robertson pleads guilty to charges involving kickbacks on federal housing assistance
Pricketts Fort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Announcer Jack Fleming first referred to the West Virginia University marching band as the "Pride of West Virginia" during the Peach Bowl broadcast
Legislation authorized the state Department of Education to create Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs)
The Shenandoah Corporation bought the Charles Town Race Track
Title 9 federal legislation mandated school and college athletic programs for girls and women
Mel Street recorded "Borrowed Angel"
The Wells Hotel building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Cecil Underwood was named president of Bethany College
Grand Central Mall, West Virginia's first shopping mall, was built at Vienna
Uncle Homer Walker was featured in the documentary film Morris Family Old-Time Music Festival
Jerry West was named most valuable player in NBA all-star game
Jerry West played in the NBA championship
West Liberty lost its Wheeling and Weirton branch campuses
The West Liberty branch campus in Wheeling became West Virginia Northern Community College
Warren S. Lewis led the major updating of the old seminary grounds at Hilltop Baptist Center
A new hospital opened in Weston
Charles L. Currie S.J. became president of Wheeling College (now Wheeling University)
Robert Kreis left Wheeling Symphony leading way to guest conductors
Bob Wise became involved in community redevelopment from the Buffalo Creek disaster
Bill Withers won a Grammy for "Ain't No Sunshine"
Carol Miller graduated from Columbia College
