#VIRGINIA
May 29, 1787: The “Virginia Plan”
(drafted by James Madison) was presented to
the Constitutional Convention by #Virginia ...more
May 28, 1971: The famous World War II hero
(& actor) Audie Murphy died in a plane crash
near Roanok...more
May 27, 1912: The famous professional golfer
Sam Snead was born in Ashland, #Virginia.
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May 24, 1774: The #Virginia House of Burgesses
passed a resolution (drafted by Thomas Jefferson)
calling for...more
Resolution of the House of Burgesses Designating a Day of Fasting and Prayer, 24 May 1774
An IT specialist employed by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was arrested Thursday for attempting to transmit classified national security information to an officer or agent of a foreign government. Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 28, of Alexandria, Virg...
May 29, 1864: Forces under the command of
Gen. Robert E. Lee & Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
continue th...more
The Battle of Totopotomoy Creek locally /tɪˈpɒtoʊmiː/ ⓘ, also called the Battle of Bethesda Church, Crumps Creek, Shady Grove Road, and Hanovertown,[2] was fought in Hanover County, Virginia on May 28–30, 1864, as part of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses Grant...
President Trump on Monday issued a full and unconditional pardon to a Virginia Sheriff whom Joe Biden’s corrupt Justice Department targeted.
May 26, 1774: The British Governor of #Virginia
closed the colonial legislature due to their
call (on Ma...more
Colonial Williamsburg interpreters portrayed a scene from May 26, 1774, the day Lord Dunmore, Virginia’s royal governor, dissolved Virginia’s House of Burgesses.
May 25, 1862: Confederate forces under
General "Stonewall" Jackson defeated
Union force...more
The First Battle of Winchester, fought on May 25, 1862, in and around Frederick County, Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia, was a major victory in Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley durin...
Wittman, Kiggans back Trump's budget bill IN THE NEWS Two Virginia Republicans in congressional seats Democrats are targeting joined their GOP colleagues in voting for President Donald Trump's big domestic policy package, saying it will protect Med...

May 29, 1736: Patrick Henry was born
in Hanover County, #Virginia.
Early Desegregation Efforts Virginia’s public schools had been segregated racially since their inception in 1870. So, too, were the state’s public colleges and universities. Through local organization and the ballot, Black Virginians were able to pre...
#MEMORIALDAY: In 1868, Gen. John A. Logan
issued General Order #11, establishing May 30
as Memorial...more
Memorial Day The Origins On May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), issued General Order No. 11 designating May 30 “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves...