Template:On this day/February 21

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Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

February 21:

  • 1818 – The General Assembly approves funds for a state university to be called the “University of Virginia,” but with the location unspecified.
  • 1927 – Eight cases were heard in Charlottesville’s Police Court today, including “one drunk was fined $10 and a speeder drew a like fine. A person charged with passing a street car while passengers were entering was fined $10.”
  • 2011Holly Edwards announced that she would not run for re-election to Charlottesville City Council.