Virginia is the only U.S. state that hoists a flag bearing the image of a woman's bare breast. The reason for this has everything to do with the evolution and changing appearance of the state's seal.

Content about the state of Virginia has been removed from a web program for elementary school students in Lamar Consolidated ISD because of "frontal nudity" on the state seal and flag. The move ...

The deal with seals. California is turning 175 years old later this year. To mark the occasion, we will be looking at several aspects of the state seal, as well as the nation’s seal and those of ...

For the first time in Virginia’s history, people with past convictions will be able to have their record sealed from public view. Virginia’s General Assembly passed the record-sealing law in ...

Virginia bill would seal criminal convictions for certain misdemeanors and low-level ... “I think the Commonwealth of Virginia is a state that believes in second chances," said State Senator ...

The Virginia Museum of History and Culture was founded in 1831 with John Marshall as its first president. It was initially named the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and focused ...

The state seal of Virginia has had a woman with an exposed breast on it since 1901, when the secretary of the commonwealth, D.Q. Eggleston said the figure looked more like a man than a woman and ...

On the road against a ranked Florida State team, Virginia found a way to win in a 14-13 slugfest. At the end of the game, Dustin Hopkins had two chances to seal the win against the Cavaliers but ...

Virginia’s flag and state seal feature Virtus, the Roman goddess of virtue, ... Early American property blends history, whimsy in Old Town Alexandria. June 20, 2025. Karina Elwood.

The commonwealth of Massachusetts needs a new seal and motto. A special commission unanimously agreed on that last May. But, once it was agreed that the 124-year-old current version has to go ...

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Does your community have a cool connection to history worth preserving? Virginia non-profits and government agencies can now submit their 2022 projects for the Commonwealth History Fund.