CHARLESTON - The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. Aug. 2, 2009: Golfers Sam Snead and Bill Campbell became the first two inductees into the West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame. Jackson was a prominent judge who became notorious among those trying to organize labor unions in West Virginia. He blocked an effort by Mother Jones and United Mine Workers leaders to organize the miners of northern West Virginia. e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council.