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Influenza Pandemic in Virginia, The (1918–1919)
In 1918–1919 a new and deadly type of influenza spread across the United States and around the world. It raged through Virginia from the autumn of 1918 through... Find Out More
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Pistole Fee Dispute, The
The pistole fee dispute of 1753–1754 was a political battle between the House of Burgesses and Virginia lieutenant governor Robert Dinwiddie over Dinwiddie’s decision to charge a fee of one pistole (approximately 18 shillings)...