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.
On 25 June 1788 Virginia became the 10th US State under New Hampshire.est Virginia became a state on June 20th, 1863. {|  |-  | That would be in 1863. Lincoln signed the bill that made it official on June 20th. The western counties of Virgin â¦ ia met and elected to reject the rest of the state's succession.