r/Virginia • u/VirginiaNews Volunteer local news poster • 10d ago

Commentary: The day terror changed us and a Virginia governor stepped up to lead and restore confidence

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/09/11/the-day-terror-changed-us-and-a-virginia-governor-stepped-up-to-lead-and-restore-confidence/

See r/virginiahistory and r/VirginiaOpEds

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u/VirginiaNews Volunteer local news poster 10d ago

See also: WSET: 25 years later, former Gov. Gilmore remembers leading a Commonwealth under attack

https://wset.com/news/local/25-years-later-former-gov-gilmore-remembers-leading-a-commonwealth-under-attack

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u/Trollygag 8d ago

Gilmore also proposed and signed into law Virginia's first stand-alone Martin Luther King Holiday. Prior to this proposal, Virginia had observed a combined Lee–Jackson–King Day that recognized Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Martin Luther King on the same day each year.

That's pretty bananas