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.
Rhode Island was the last of the thirteen colonies to join the Union on May 29, 1790. South Carolina. South Carolina, one of the thirteen colonies, became the eighth state on May 23, 1788. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede form the Union.