Today is the anniversary of the date Virginia ratified the US Constitution and joined the United States of America.
Date of Admittance:
June 25, 1788
Parentage: The area was originally "discovered" by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1583. The word "Virginia " is either a honor to Queen Elizabeth I "the Virgin Queen" or is based on that *and* the Native phrase "Wingandacoa" or "Wingina." Originally the colony included all of the northern territory including Maine. Jamestown was the first British Colony in 1607.
Parentage: The area was originally "discovered" by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1583. The word "Virginia " is either a honor to Queen Elizabeth I "the Virgin Queen" or is based on that *and* the Native phrase "Wingandacoa" or "Wingina." Originally the colony included all of the northern territory including Maine. Jamestown was the first British Colony in 1607.
Place in the Family
Number 10
Less than a week after New Hampshire (June 21)
and four weeks before New York (July 26)
Less than a week after New Hampshire (June 21)
and four weeks before New York (July 26)
Motto
"Sic Semper Tyrannis"
(Thus Always To Tyrants)
...but I like this softer version better!
(Thus Always To Tyrants)
...but I like this softer version better!
Nick-Name
The Old Dominion
It doesn't get older than Viriginia
State Flag
It doesn't get older than Viriginia
State Flag
A blue banner with the state seal in the center,
The woman is "Virtue" standing over
the fallen tyrant.
The state motto is attributed to Brutus,
having killed Julius Caesar.
The woman is "Virtue" standing over
the fallen tyrant.
The state motto is attributed to Brutus,
having killed Julius Caesar.
First City You Probably Think of
When You Think "Virginia"
Virginia Beach? Arlington?
Actual State Capital: Richmond
State Size (Area) is 35th of 50.
Population is closer to 12th of 50.
(per 2000 Census figures)
Virginia Sports:
There are no professional sports teams in Virginia
However, I have to call foul on claiming
William Henry Harrison. He's also claimed by
Indiana and Ohio~!
Quiz: Can you name them all ?
Answer at the bottom of the page!
Anybody From Virginia
Ever Grow Up To Be President?
Ever Grow Up To Be President?
Eh....yeah!
Virginia calls itself "The Mother of Presidents." 
However, I have to call foul on claiming
William Henry Harrison. He's also claimed by
Indiana and Ohio~!
Quiz: Can you name them all ?
Answer at the bottom of the page!
Good vs Evil
(Sports Edition)
(Sports Edition)
Arthur Ashe
World-Class Tennis Pro
World-Class Tennis Pro
Michael Vick
World-Class Jerk
World-Class Jerk
Musical Virginians
Ella Fitzgeral First Lady of Jazz
Patsy Cline
"She's Got You" and dozens of other hits
Pearl Bailey
"Hello, Dolly," "Bill Bailey," etc
Jason Mraz
"The Remedy," "I'm Yours," etc
Chris Brown
infamous R&B/Hip-Hop singer
TV Celebrities From Virginia
Tim Reid
actor, "WKRP"
Katie Couric
newscaster
Patton Oswalt
actor, comedian
Religious (?) Virginians
Jerry Falwell
founder of "The Moral Majority"
Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson
pastor, entertainer, Presidential candidate
Film Stars From Virginia
Film Stars From Virginia
George C. Scott
Academy Award Winning Actor
Shirley Maclaine & Warren Beatty
Academy Award Winning Siblings
Sandra Bullock
Academy Award Winning Actress
Virginia Literary Figures
Historical Virginians
Pocahontas
didn't actually marry John Smith
or talk to raccoons
didn't actually marry John Smith
or talk to raccoons
Patrick Henry
"Give Me Liberty,
Or Give me Death!"
Meriwether Lewis & William Clark
The Classical US Road Trip
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Confederate Army Commander
Booker T. Washington
Speaker, Educator,
founder Tuskegee Institute
Most Famous Virginian
Thomas Jefferson
there are a lot of people to choose from,
but really, who doesn't know who Thomas Jefferson is?
but really, who doesn't know who Thomas Jefferson is?
A Song For You....
"Crazy"
by Virginian Patsy Cline
by Virginian Patsy Cline
Written by Willie Nelson
Answers to Presidential Quiz
top: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
bottom: Wm H Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, Wilson
The southern part of Ohio was once part of Virginia too.
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