Pearl Buck founded the Pearl S. Buck Foundation
French Carpenter record, Old-Time Songs and Tunes from Clay County, West Virginia, released
Maryland Pimlico Race Course installed lighting to compete with newer tracks
C&O acquired the Western Maryland Railroad
Swimming pool at Chief Logan State Park opened
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act
Roy B. Clarkson published Tumult on the Mountains: Lumbering in West Virginia, 1770-1920
Legislature enacted law that authorized election of delegates to a state constitutional convention
Work began at Parkersburg to make U.S. 50 a four-lane highway
Ellis Dungan married Elaine Runner
North Hall was completed at Fairmont State College
Part four of Flora of West Virginia was published
The Food Stamp Act was passed, making the program permanent
U.S. Forest Service published reports on West Virginia forests, stating that 74% of the state was forested
Harry B. Heflin retired as president of Glenville State College
An addition to the Pioneer Center at Glenville State College was completed
The Hazel Atlas Corporate Headquarters in Wheeling was donated to the West Liberty State College
Homer Hickam graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in industrial engineering
Ella Holroyd was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music by Concord College
Sam Huff began his career with the Washington Redskins
Schools in West Virginia were considered fully desegregated
The Better Roads Amendment was voted on in the general election to provided money for the "building and construction of state roads and highways"
Don Redman died
A radiocarbon date estimated the Kanawha Madonna to be around 350 years old
Elizabeth Kee retired from Congress
John Knowles wrote Double Vision: American Thoughts Abroad
Supreme Court ruling State ex rel. Smith v. Gore required equal apportionment in the election of delegates to a constitutional convention and derailed a move to draft a new state constitution
The number of state senators was set at 34
The U.S. Library Services Act was amended to provide funds for library education and library construction
Hartman Hall was built at Beckley College (now Mountain State University)
The National Bank of Commerce purchased the old Kanawha County library property in Charleston
The N&W acquired the Nickel Plate in a merger that included the Wabash Railroad, the Wheeling & Lake Erie, the Akron, Canton & Youngstown and the Pittsburgh & West Virginia
John Norman joined the surgical team at Boston City Hospital
Oscar Mairs and Hillis Youse recorded the Luther Elkins petroglyph site.
Joe Powell became state director of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO.
Leonard Riggleman retired as president of Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston)
Chuck Ripper quit Standard Printing & Publishing Co to be full-time freelance artist
The Rock Lake Pool remained racially segregated after the Civil Rights Act
Jay Rockefeller came to West Virginia as a poverty volunteer with Action for Appalachian Youth
The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey first began extensive excavation on the St. Albans archeological site
The Soupy Sales Show weekday morning show debuted in New York
Lawmakers created a 17th state senate district in Kanawha County
Bill Campbell beat Ed Tutwiller in golf in the U.S. Amateur Championship Final
Miles Stanley organized the AFL-CIO Appalachian Council
Western Pocahontas Corporation and Pocahontas Land Corporation donated land for Twin Falls State Park
Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) began offering an associate degree in nursing
The Valley Falls State Park area was acquired by the state
Cyrus Vance became deputy secretary of defense under Robert McNamara
The federal Economic Opportunity Act was signed into law
Wheeling Dollar Saving & Trust acquired South Wheeling Bank and Trust
The state purchased the old Wheeling Custom House and leased it to the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation.
Charles Gabor became conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Henry Aaron left Wheeling
