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Reconstruction Era: Virginia is readmitted to the Union.
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Reconstruction era
Military occupation of southern US states from 1865 to 1877
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Virginia
U.S. state
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach. Its most…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
History of Virginia
History of U.S. state
The written history of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers to reach the area in the 16th century, when it was occupied chiefly by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan peoples. In 1607, English colonization began in present-day Virginia with Jamestown,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 26
Day of the year
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