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Significant events that happened (or will happen) on '''February 14'''. | Significant events that happened (or will happen) on '''February 14'''. It is also Valentine's Day. | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[1816]] – Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and others obtain a charter from the Virginia General Assembly for [[Central College]], which historian Philip Alexander Bruce describes as “the University in its chrysalis state.” They raise $40,000 and buy the land where the [[University of Virginia]] now sits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uvamagazine.org/articles/serpentine_timeline|title=Serpentine Timeline|last=Gates|first=Ernie|publishdate=Winter 2018|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=April 16, 2021}}</ref> | |||
*[[1826]] – Edgar Allan Poe enrolls at UVA, joins the Jefferson Society in June, but drops out December 15, saddled with gambling and other debts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uvamagazine.org/articles/serpentine_timeline|title=Serpentine Timeline|last=Gates|first=Ernie|publishdate=Winter 2018|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=April 16, 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Births== | ==Births== |
Latest revision as of 20:09, 16 April 2021
Significant events that happened (or will happen) on February 14. It is also Valentine's Day.
Events
- 1816 – Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and others obtain a charter from the Virginia General Assembly for Central College, which historian Philip Alexander Bruce describes as “the University in its chrysalis state.” They raise $40,000 and buy the land where the University of Virginia now sits.[1]
- 1826 – Edgar Allan Poe enrolls at UVA, joins the Jefferson Society in June, but drops out December 15, saddled with gambling and other debts.[2]
Births
Deaths
References
- ↑ Web. Serpentine Timeline, Winter 2018, retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Serpentine Timeline, Winter 2018, retrieved April 16, 2021.