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The surrendered sword that gave birth to America returns to Virginia
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, thought to have been surrendered to George Washington…...
Virginia's Civil Rights Trail: Six Historic Sites That Changed America
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (360+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Explore powerful sites along Virginia’s Civil Rights Trail where student activism, peaceful protest, and landmark legal battles helped reshape the nation’s fight for equality Two-to-four hours is a good amount of time to thoroughly experience both…...
A trio of Virginia spirits, in a limited edition, marks America’s 250th
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (158+ words) Virginia ABC stores have launched a limited-edition spirits set for America’s 250th anniversary. The Virginia Spirits 250th Celebration Trio Pack — gin, whiskey and rum — came from a collaboration of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Virginia Spirits Board and Virginia’s American…...
VMFA highlights Virginia’s role in the American Revolution 250 years later
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (481+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is bringing American history to Virginia communities through December 2026. The exhibition “Virginia as America: Navigating ‘Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness’” travels on wheels aboard the Artmobile, stopping in Williamsburg…...
Virginia plantation’s story on lives of formerly enslaved people
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (1294+ words) SPLC Will Continue to Advocate for Voters’ Rights, Despite Court Decision to Uphold Prince George’s County, Maryland Council Map – Learn More Vincent Carter, 72, has lived his entire life in Gum Springs, Virginia. The town is within walking distance of George…...
Chesapeake resident portrays Continental Army chaplain during Revolution
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1167+ words) Hurricanes, thunderstorms and earthquakes are deemed acts of God — things completely beyond human control. Social, political, and religious evolutions, while influenced by man to a degree, are often inspired by divine winds that somehow escape domination by mere mortals. Historical…...
EDITORIAL | Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus: Those famous words ring as true today as they did in 1897
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (36+ words) It is, perhaps, the most famous editorial ever written. One that has been reprinted year in,, year out in newspapers around the world. It first appeared in the Sept. 27, 1897, edition of the New York......
A teenage Virginia Civil Rights pioneer is now memorialized in US Capitol
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (285+ words) A teenage Virginia Civil Rights pioneer is now memorialized inside the United States Capitol. A statue of Barbara Rose Johns was unveiled Tuesday afternoon. During the unveiling ceremony, her sister read from the journal Barbara Johns kept when she was…...
In Virginia, a Marian shrine reaches through 1,000 years of Christian history
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (886+ words) Williamsburg, Virginia, Sep 24, 2025 / 14:57 pm “When you go on pilgrimage, hearts need to change. Something needs to change for a pilgrimage to be fruitful.” That’s the message Sister Camilla Oberding, COLW, has for those who travel to the Marian Shrine of…...