Robert C. Byrd

Walter Barnes wrote An Easy Primer

Claude Worthington Benedum, the only child of Michael L. and Sarah Benedum, died of influenza at Camp Meade

Anne Camden died in Parkersburg, leaving the Camden mansion to the heirs which in turn donated the house to the city for use as a hospital

J. Howard Holt published Crime and Punishment, a pamphlet opposing the death penalty

Chamber of Commerce established in Wheeling

Fire destroyed Charleston Gazette newspaper plant located at the South Side Bridge

DuPont Company plant closed at end of WWI

John W. Davis ended his time as solicitor general

John W. Davis became ambassador to England

John W. Davis was a member of the American delegation to the Geneva conference

Construction began on the High Level Bridge in Fairmont

Fairmont Times began publishing Sunday editions

West Virginia Farm Bureau Federation was created

Homer Holt graduated from Washington and Lee University

The Spanish Influenza epidemic became one of the world's deadliest and swiftest pandemics

Weirton Steel Corporation was formed

Fanny Johnson's story "They Both Needed It" was among the best short stories of the year

Hayes Picklesimer first came to work at Kanawha Valley Bank

The United Zinc Smelting Corporation began operation in Marshall County

Williamson Memorial Hospital was founded

The Morgantown Post-Chronicle was renamed the Morgantown Post

The Weekly New Dominion, a Morgantown newspaper, ceased publication

The National Bank of Commerce was founded

Owens-Illinois Glass Company purchased a Huntington glass factory

A large brick hotel was constructed by the Pence family at Pence Springs

Board of Public Works acquired constitutional status by ratification of an earlier amendment

The town of Nitro was completed.

The Bryants built the Bryants New Showboat

The Parkersburg & Ohio Valley Electric Railway ceased operation

Boyd Stutler rose to the rank of sergeant and served with distinction in the American offensives

Eighteen of Melville Davisson Post's stories were published in Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries by Appleton

The German Bank changed its name to the Wheeling Bank & Trust Company

A Romney hospital at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind proved vital during influenza epidemic

Oglebay Hall was completed for the College of Agriculture at WVU

Plans for the West Virginian Hotel began with the Bluefield Rotary Club

West Virginians participated in the Italian Campaign

Lenna Yost became the legislative representative for the national Women's Christian Temperance Union

Cleve Bailey was defeated by Edward G. Rohrbough for seat in Congress

Roy Lee Harmon was elected to the House of Delegates

Frank Haymond was elected to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Matthew M. Neely was defeated for another term in the House of Representatives

Jennings Randolph was defeated for reelection to Congress

Cleve Bailey won back his seat in Congress

Chauncey H. Browning was reelected prosecuting attorney in Logan County

Rush Holt unsuccessfully sought a seat in the U.S. Senate

A. James Manchin was elected as a Democrat to the House of Delegates

Okey Mills was elected Raleigh County sheriff

Matthew M. Neely won a term in the U.S. Senate

Harley Staggers was elected to Congress

W.W. Trent was reelected state superintendent of Schools

Elizabeth Drewry became first black woman elected to West Virginia state legislature

A. James Manchin lost re-election to House of Delegates

William Marland was elected Attorney General

Voters approved a $3 million bond to build Cabell Huntington Hospital

Rush Holt was defeated in the election for governor

Elizabeth Kee was elected a full term into the House of Representatives

Harley Kilgore was reelected to the U.S. Senate

William Casey Marland was elected governor

Arch A. Moore Jr. was elected to the House of Delegates

After claiming the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, William Revercomb was defeated by incumbent Harley Kilgore

W. W. Trent was reelected state superintendent of schools

A constitutional amendment provided for full two-month legislative sessions one year, then a 30 day budget session the next year

State voters approved legislator's salary at $1,500

Matthew M. Neely was reelected to the U.S. Senate

Elizabeth Hallanan was elected to the House of Delegates

Cecil Underwood became West Virginia's youngest governor, and the first Republican governor since 1932

Arch A. Moore Jr. was elected to Congress

West Virginia voted Republican in presidential elections

C. Donald Robertson was elected to the House of Delegates from Harrison County

Milton Ferguson ran unsuccessfully for governor

Jennings Randolph won the open seat in the U.S. Senate

Robert C. Bryd was elected to the U.S. Senate

Election led to an increase in Democratic strength in state House and Senate

Patch Adams graduated from George Washington University

Appalachian Volunteers took over many county anti-poverty programs

Walter Barnes retired from serving as president emeritus of the Folklore Society

Maurice Brooks published The Life of the Mountains

The state capitol building annex was torn down

Marmet Hospital became part of General Hospital (now Charleston Area Medical Center)

Samuel Cooper was named West Virginian of the Year by the Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail

Fine arts building and dining hall were finished at Fairmont State College (now University)

Frank George was featured on his first recording

Grave Creek Mound State Park created

Charles Haden served on the Monongalia County Board of Education

Charles Haden first became a member of the faculty of WVU College of Law

Chuck Howley played for the Dallas Cowboys in the "Ice Bowl"

Sam Huff retired from the Washington Redskins

Charles James II modernized the James Produce Company with computers and refrigerated trucks

Hugh Curry became president of Kanawha Valley Bank

Ellie Mannette migrated to the U.S.

Catherine Marshall wrote Christy

A new dormitory was constructed at Marshall University

The Marshall University Library was remodeled and expanded

John Brooks Cottle died

Mountaintop removal mining began in West Virginia

Ruth Ann Musick stopped serving as editor of the West Virginia Folklore Journal and retired from Fairmont State

John Norman became involved in medical research concerning organ transplants

Eldora Nuzum was named president of the Association of Newspaper Editors of West Virginia

A par-3 nine-hole golf course opened opened at Pipestem State Park

Otis Rice served as president of the West Virginia Historical Association

Jay Rockefeller married Sharon Percy

The Soupy Sales Show was taken off nationally

West Virginia Legislature recognized the Secondary Schools Activities Commission as a legal entity

Clarence C. Elmore, the state Alcoholic Beverage Control commissioner, was indicted on charges of income tax evasion.

Red Sovine wrote "Phantom 309"

Miles Stanley returned to West Virginia from Washington

West Virginia adopted a corporate net income tax

Reported 7,100 people were employed in textile-related jobs in West Virginia

A nine-hole golf course opened at Twin Falls State Park

Cecil Underwood announced his candidacy for governor

C. W. Ferguson III became circuit judge

The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy was incorporated

Huntington newspapers sold to the owners of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin

West Virginia had 180 commercial banks and 15 saving institutions

The Weirton-Steubenville cable-stayed bridge opened for traffic across the Ohio

Roy Clarkson published On Beyond Leatherbark: The Cass Saga

Franklin Cleckley formed the Franklin D. Cleckley Foundation

Contemporary American Theater Festival was founded by Ed Herendeen and Michael Riccards

Stephen Coonts wrote Under Siege

Richard Currey published collection of short stories The Wars of Heaven

Richard Currey published collection of short stories The Wars of Heaven

Daniel Boyd released the movie, Space Preachers

West Virginia's forest fire towers were closed

Division of Forestry became a freestanding agency under the Department of Commerce

U.S. Forest Service published reports on West Virginia Forests

Franklin population peaked at 914

Swami Bhaktipada was accused of ordering the deaths of two of his followers and charged with racketeering, fraud and conspiracy

Weston State Hospital closed

Accreditation of the Physician Assistant Program was restored at Alderson-Broaddus College (now University)

Name of Appalachian Power Company changed to American Electric Power

West Virginia was 77% forested

Margaret Blennerhassett and her son reburied, on Blennerhassett Island

Charles "Chuck" Chambers retired from legislature

Charles "Chuck" Chambers served as co-chairman of the state Democratic Party

A $22.5 million grant from state to help build the Clay Center

Stephen Coonts wrote War in the Air

Governor Gaston Caperton brought 2,000 more acres to Coopers Rock State Forest

In retrial, Bhaktipada pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and was sentenced to 20 years in prison

Allegheny Airlines changed its name to US Airways

Bluestone Lake became a major supplier of public water

Boundary dispute between West Virginia and Virginia involving Jefferson and Loudoun Counties was resolved

Ernie Carpenter died

Sam Hindman named publisher of the Charleston Daily Mail

SCSM purchased by Mayflower Vehicle Systems

Concord College received West Virginia's only true carillon

Richard Currey published Lost Highway

Trails and designated campsites at Dolly Sods were cleared of munitions left by the army

Census of Agriculture noted 2,426 farms in West Virginia

Bowden Fish Hatchery was taken over by the state

Anna Marsh caught a 49-pound Muskie in Elk River

Jack Fleming stopped anchoring sports radio at WVU

Local historians asked the Wood County Commission for support in creating a park at Fort Boreman

3/4th of market value of agricultural products sold originated in Ridge and Valley counties

Coal production reached record of 182 million tons

The West Virginia Veterans' Memorial was completed

Denise Giardina ran for governor of West Virginia as candidate of the Mountain Party

Shelley Moore Capito was elected to the 2nd District Congressional seat

Gus R. Douglass was elected his 9th 4-year term as Agriculture commissioner

Cecil Underwood failed to be elected a third term

Ken Hechler ran unsuccessfully for a Democratic seat in Congress

The Libertarian candidate, Bob Myers, failed to gain 1% of the votes

A. James Manchin was reelected to the House of Delegates

Bob Wise was elected governor

Darrell McGraw was reelected state attorney general

West Virginia voted for Republican George W. Bush in the election

Robin Davis reelected to 12 year term on Supreme Court

West Virginia became the nation's second-leading coal producer

The Blackwater Chronicle was reissued by the West Virginia University Press

Albert Walker became president of Bluefield State College (now University)

Hatfield-McCoy Trail for all-terrain vehicles opened

Allegheny Energy Company transferred 12,000 acres to the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Redistricting had reduced 2nd Congressional district to 18 counties

Gale Catlett retired

Clarksburg's newspapers combined into one paper the Exponent Telegram

Stephen Coonts wrote Saucer

The Flying Eagles from Woodrow Wilson of Beckley had won 15 state basketball titles

U.S. News & World Report ranked Concord in top 3 comprehensive, bachelor's, public colleges in south

Another five sections were opened on the Hatfield-McCoy Trail

Governor Manchin appointed Paul Mattox as the Commissioner of the Division of Highways

William Hoffman published Lies

BB&T was West Virginia's largest banking institution

Carte Goodwin was appointed to fill Robert C. Byrd’s seat in the U.S. Senate