The 'c' stands for the speed of light. You don't need fancy equipment to measure it. All you need is a microwave, ruler, bar of chocolate and a calculator. How to: 1  Take the turntable out of the microwave. 2  You need the chocolate to stay still whilst you heat it.
April 17, 1861 - Delegates at the Virginia Convention in Richmond pass an Ordinance of Secession by a vote of 88 to 55. Thirty-two of the no votes come from trans-Allegheny delegates, who are more firmly Unionist than representatives from other parts of the state.
A view of the New River in West Virginia, the world's third-oldest river geologically. West Virginia is one of two American states formed during the American Civil War (1861â1865), along with Nevada, and is the only state to form by seceding from a Confederate state.n Richmond on April 17, 1861, the 49 delegates from the future state of West Virginia voted 17 in favor of the Ordinance of Secession which paved the way for Virginia's secession from the Union, 30 voted against, and two of those delegates abstained.