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.
Many, including Lincoln, felt that West Virginia's admission as a state was both illegal and unconstitutional, but wartime politics prevailed. The Convention was reconvened on February 12, 1863, and the demand was met.