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  2. List of people executed in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of people executed in Virginia after 1976. The Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia, issued in 1976, allowed for the reinstitution of the death penalty in the United States. Capital punishment in Virginia was abolished by the Virginia General Assembly in 2021.

  3. Newport News Shipbuilding - Wikipedia

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    Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both naval and commercial ships. Located in the city of Newport News, Virginia, its facilities span more than 550 acres (2.2 km 2 ). The shipyard is a major employer, not only for the lower Virginia Peninsula, but ...

  4. History of Newport News, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    During the 17th century, shortly after establishment of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, English settlers and explorers began settling the areas adjacent to Hampton Roads. In 1610, Sir Thomas Gates took possession of a nearby Native American village which became known as Kecoughtan . In 1619, the area of Newport News was included in one of four ...

  5. USS Essex (CV-9) - Wikipedia

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    Essex was laid down on 28 April 1941 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. After the Pearl Harbor attack , her building contract (along with the same for CV-10 and CV-12 ) was reworked. After an accelerated construction, she was launched on 31 July 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Artemus L. Gates , the wife of the Assistant Secretary of the ...

  6. Christopher Newport - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Newport (1561–1617) was an English seaman and privateer.He is best known as the captain of the Susan Constant, the largest of three ships which carried settlers for the Virginia Company in 1607 on the way to found the settlement at Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, which became the first permanent English settlement in North America.

  7. Newport News, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    1497043 [4] Website. www.nnva.gov. Newport News ( / ˌnuːpɔːrt -, - pərt -/) [6] is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. [5] Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.

  8. Timeline of Newport News, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. 1862 – Naval Battle of Hampton Roads fought near Newport News village during the American Civil War. 1880 – Old Dominion Land Company created by Collis Potter Huntington "to secure railway right-of-ways" on the Virginia Peninsula. [1] 1882 – Chesapeake and Ohio Railway begins operating. [2] 1883 – Hotel Warwick in business.

  9. Category:History of Newport News, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "History of Newport News, Virginia". The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . History of Newport News, Virginia. Timeline of Newport News, Virginia.

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