Today in Virgin Islands (US) History
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Historical Events
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1848-07-03 - Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands)
1867-10-29 - Mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands
1902-01-24 - Denmark sells Virgin Islands to USA
1916-08-04 - Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million
1917-01-17 - US pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands (or 3/21)
1917-03-31 - US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M & renames them Virgin Islands
1936-06-22 - Virgin Islands receives a constitution from US (Organic Act)
1937-03-26 - William H Hastie becomes 1st black federal judge (Virgin Islands)
1946-05-07 - William H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands
1954-06-22 - Congress passes revised organic act for Virgin Islands
1954-07-22 - Virgin Islands (US) adopts constitution (Revised Organic Act)
Famous Birthdays
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1930-08-02 - Ron de Lugo, (Rep-D-Virgin Islands, 1973-79, 81- )
1938-02-03 - Emile Griffith, US Virgin Islands professional boxer
1955-02-20 - Kelsey Grammer, Virgin Islands, actor (Fraiser Crane-Cheers/Fraiser)
1966-11-07 - Lisa Canning, Virgin Islands, hostess (Entertainment Tonight)
1970-05-02 - Vania Thomas, Miss US Virgin Islands Universe (1997)
