Events in Arlington, VA History
Arlington Military Cemetery
1864-06-15 Robert E. Lee's home area (Arlington, Virginia) becomes a military cemetery
- 1915-09-29 1st transcontinental radio telephone message sent by U.S. naval radio station at Arlington, Virginia. to naval radio station at Mare Island, San Francisco
- 1915-10-21 1st transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Va to Paris
- 1988-04-06 African American polar explorer Matthew Henson buried next to Robert Peary in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia
- 2018-11-13 Amazon announces two new corporate outposts at Queens, New York and Arlington, Virginia
Famous People from Arlington, VA
- 1841-02-27 [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, American daughter of US Confederate general Robert E. Lee, born in at Arlington, Virginia (d. 1873)
- 1955-11-23 Mary Landrieu, American politician (US Senator of Louisiana, 1997-2005), born in Arlington, Virgina
- 1956-04-16 David M. Brown, U.S. Navy Captain and NASA astronaut, born in Arlington, Virginia (d. 2003)
- 1957-01-07 Katie Couric, American journalist and author (Today), born in Arlington, Virginia
- 1964-05-11 Bobby Witt, American MLB pitcher, 1986-2001 (Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and 5 other teams), born in Arlington, Virginia
- 1971-03-22 Will Yun Lee, American actor, born in Arlington, Virginia
- 1977-09-23 Rachael Yamagata, American singer-songwriter and piano player, born in Arlington, Virginia
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr