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One firefighter is killed and 11 other people are injured after a house explodes in Sterling, Virginia, United States.
2024-02-16

The Virginia, Nevada, and Illinois state attorneys general file a lawsuit to get the Equal Rights Amendment added to the Constitution of the United States.
2020-01-30

After announcing that it was canceling its New York City headquarters plans the day before, Amazon announces that it will keep its second headquarters in Virginia.
2019-02-15

Republican and Democratic leaders call for the resignation of Virginian Governor Ralph Northam after a 1984 yearbook photograph apparently featuring Northam surfaces showing one person wearing blackface and another person wearing Ku Klux Klan attire.
2019-02-1

Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton selects Senator Tim Kaine (Virginia) as her vice-presidential running mate.
2016-07-22

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announces, effective February 1, 2016, that Virginia will no longer recognize concealed carry handgun permits from 25 (of the 30) states with reciprocity agreements with the commonwealth whose concealed handgun regulations are weaker than Virginia's. The state agreements with the other five states will not change. Virginia’s concealed carry permits will not be recognized by at least six states because they require mutual recognition of permits. [https:--www.washingtonpost.com-local-virginia-politics-va-attorney-general-mark-herring-delivers-blow-to-gun-rights-advocates-2015-12-21-d72ce3d0-a821-11e5-9b92-dea7cd4b1a4d_story.html ("The Washington Post")] [http:--www.chicagotribune.com-news-sns-bc-va--concealed-handgun-permits-20151222-story.html (AP via "Chicago Tribune")]date=August 2019
2015-12-22

A United States Navy FA-18 Hornet crashes into an apartment complex in the US city of Virginia Beach, Virginia with minimal injuries and no fatalities.
2012-04-6

A protest against the alleged "appalling" treatment by the United States of Bradley Manning occurs in London, with supporters from Wales, where Manning attended school, attending. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-uk-wales-12800705 (BBC)] [http:--www.walesonline.co.uk-news-wales-news-2011-03-20-usa-treatment-of-wikileaks-suspect-bradley-manning-appalling-mp-ann-clwyd-91466-28368202- (Wales Online)]A rally occurs in Quantico in the U.S. state of Virginia where Manning is currently imprisoned. [http:--www.wtkr.com-news-sns-ap-dc--wikileaks-armyprivate-rally,0,1192790.story (AP via WTKR)]date=May 2020 [http:--www.huffingtonpost.com-2011-03-19-human-rights-activists-protest-abuse-bradley-manning_n_838006.html (Huffington Post)]American security forces arrest 35 people protesting against the "torture" of Manning at Quantico during an event addressed by, among others, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. [http:--www2.insidenova.com-news-2011-mar-20-2-hundreds-rally-quantico-suspected-wikileaks-whistl-ar-916404- (Inside NoVA)]date=August 2019 [http:--www.google.com-hostednews-ap-article-ALeqM5hSSr7plWJ9p7GhIwVQVs_GxM1BHQ?docId=270cbb484a194ad0b99bdcaab1840338 (AP via Google News)] [http:--www.newsday.com-news-nation-about-30-arrested-at-rally-for-wikileaks-suspect-1.2772325 (Newsday)] [http:--washingtonexaminer.com-blogs-capital-land-2011-03-protestors-arrested-defending-alleged-wiki-leaker (Washington Examiner)]date=August 2019 Ellsberg, who leaked information about U.S. government lies during the Vietnam War, says he does not mind being arrested in Manning's name, claiming "I was that young man; I was Bradley Manning". [https:--web.archive.org-web-20110322003620-http:--articles.cnn.com-2011-03-19-us-wikileaks.ellsberg.manning_1_daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers-young-man?_s=PM:US (CNN)]American security forces arrest 35 people protesting against the "torture" of Manning at Quantico during an event addressed by, among others, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. [http:--www2.insidenova.com-news-2011-mar-20-2-hundreds-rally-quantico-suspected-wikileaks-whistl-ar-916404- (Inside NoVA)]date=August 2019 [http:--www.google.com-hostednews-ap-article-ALeqM5hSSr7plWJ9p7GhIwVQVs_GxM1BHQ?docId=270cbb484a194ad0b99bdcaab1840338 (AP via Google News)] [http:--www.newsday.com-news-nation-about-30-arrested-at-rally-for-wikileaks-suspect-1.2772325 (Newsday)] [http:--washingtonexaminer.com-blogs-capital-land-2011-03-protestors-arrested-defending-alleged-wiki-leaker (Washington Examiner)]date=August 2019
2011-03-20

Four police officers are shot in Buchanan County in the US state of Virginia with two killed.
2011-03-13

Virginia, United States shootings suspect Christopher Speight is charged with first degree murder.
2010-01-21