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The city is home to Virginia Wesleyan College, a private liberal arts college (its mailing address is in Norfolk, but the bulk of its campus is in Virginia Beach), and Regent University, a private university founded by Pat Robertson which is almost totally dedicated to graduate education. Robertson's TV talk/news show, The 700 Club, is produced by the Christian Broadcasting Network, whose headquarters and principal studios are on the same parcel of land that houses Regent.
The city was formerly divided into seven boroughs:
Effective July 1, 1998, the seven boroughs of Virginia Beach were replaced by voting districts for election purposes. The voting districts have the same names as the former boroughs.
The current city was formed in 1963Events January-March January 11 The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 Elysee treaty between France and Germany January 28 Black student Harvey, when the resort town of Virginia Beach absorbed the former Princess Anne County and reorganized as the City of Virginia Beach. The merger was intended to prevent the independent city of Norfolk from annexing more of Virginia Beach.
In 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra, thousands of African-American students arrived on Labor Day Weekend for Greekfest, so named for the Greek alphabetThe Greek language is written in the Greek alphabet developed in classical times (around the 9th century BC) and passed down to the present. In ancient Greece, its letters were also used to represent numbers, called Greek numerals, in analogy with Roman n used by the fraternities and sororitiesWhile the term fraternity can be used to describe any number of social organizations, including the Lions Club and the Shriners, fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students in the United States involved in the festival. Many people predicted a riot weeks in advance, and this came to pass. Unbiased observers suggest that the city went out of its way to make the students feel unwelcome; that the students rioted not out of anger, but out of a simple greed for the clothing displayed in the shops along the Boardwalk; and that the police were out of control, attacking anyone who was black, looter or not. Two slogans commonly heard in the following weeks were: "It's a black thing; you wouldn't understand" and "It's a cop thing; we'll make you understand." The incident was immortalized by Public EnemySee The Public Enemy for the 1931 movie and Public Enemy (documentary) for the 1999 Black Panthers documentary film. Public Enemy also know as PE are a seminal rap group known for their politically charged lyrics and their interest in the concerns of the in their song "Welcome to the Terrordome" from their album Fear of a Black PlanetFear of a Black Planet is an East Coast rap album by the hip hop crew Public Enemy, released on March 20, 1990 (see 1990 in music). The album's musical qualities were overshadowed by a recent controversy surrounding alleged anti-Semitic remarks by group m ( 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo). Today, the city hosts the American Music Festival and the Rock and Roll Half-Marathon on Labor Day Weekend with great success and no public disturbances.
The city also recently received major media attention when it hosted the first trial of accused Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad.
The superstar hip-hop and pop music production duo of Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams, better known as The Neptunes, were both born and raised in Virginia Beach, and operate their recording studio in the city.
Additionally, the city was the set for much of the movie Navy SEALs , starring Charlie Sheen.
contestant Rudy Boesch lives in Virginia Beach as well.