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''[[United States|United States]] > [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Virginia]] > Virginia History'' | ||
==Brief History== | ==Brief History== | ||
The following important events in the history of [[ | The following important events in the history of [[Virginia]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. | ||
The following important events affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | The following important events affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements. | ||
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*'''1964–1972:''' Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War] | *'''1964–1972:''' Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War] | ||
===Timeline of Changing Boundaries=== | ===Timeline of Changing Boundaries=== | ||
Throughout most of its history, parts of the territory that old [[ | Throughout most of its history, parts of the territory that old [[Virginia]] once claimed were carved off to form parts of other states: | ||
*1779 part of Virginia became part of North Carolina | *1779 part of Virginia became part of North Carolina | ||