* 1865 – American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.

* 1862 – Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia.

* Thomas M. Davis, former U. S. Congressman from Virginia

When Virginia joined the Confederacy, Davis moved his government to Richmond in May 1861.

In June 1862, in his most successful move, Davis assigned General Robert E. Lee to replace the wounded Joseph E. Johnston in command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the main Confederate Army in the Eastern Theater.

William T. Sutherlin Mansion, Danville, Virginia, temporary residence of Jefferson Davis and dubbed Last Capitol of the Confederacy

On April 3, 1865, with Union troops under Ulysses S. Grant poised to capture Richmond, Davis escaped for Danville, Virginia, together with the Confederate Cabinet, leaving on the Richmond and Danville Railroad.

On May 19, 1865, Davis was imprisoned in a casemate at Fortress Monroe, on the coast of Virginia.

Davis was first entombed at the Army of Northern Virginia tomb at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.

Large Davis memorial on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia

Portions of the highway's route in Virginia, Alabama and other states still bear the name of Jefferson Davis.

On September 20, 2011, the County Board of Arlington County, Virginia voted to change the name of " Old Jefferson Davis Highway " ( the original route of the road in the County ) after the chairman of the Board, Chris Zimmerman, who was originally from the Northeast, stated: " I have a problem with ' Jefferson Davis ' ...

* Jefferson Davis in Encyclopedia Virginia

* February 22 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated in Richmond, Virginia, to a 6-year term as president of the Confederate States of America.

The regular Democratic candidate was John W. Davis, a little-known former congressman and diplomat from West Virginia.

Jefferson Davis and Johnston did not adopt the name, but it is clear that the organization of units as of March 14 was the same organization that Lee received on June 1, and thus it is generally referred to today as the Army of Northern Virginia, even if that is correct only in retrospect.

The film stars Bette Davis and Charles Boyer with Barbara O ' Neil, Jeffrey Lynn, Virginia Weidler, Helen Westley, Walter Hampden, Henry Daniell, Harry Davenport, George Coulouris, Montagu Love, Janet Beecher and June Lockhart.

Davis was also offered a role in a film version of the Virginia Kellogg prison drama Women Without Men.

", which became closely associated with Davis after it was referenced in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?, and impersonators began to use it in their acts.

The case of Brown v. Board of Education as heard before the Supreme Court combined five cases: Brown itself, Briggs v. Elliott ( filed in South Carolina ), Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County ( filed in Virginia ), Gebhart v. Belton ( filed in Delaware ), and Bolling v. Sharpe ( filed in Washington D. C .).

Four actresses have played Alice: Virginia Davis ( 15 ), Margie Gay ( 31 ), Dawn O ' Day ( 1 ) and Lois Hardwick ( 10 ).

The film Alice in the Jungle contains only archival footage of Virginia Davis.

Within Virginia, U. S. 1 is called Jefferson Davis Highway by state law, although most of the Fairfax County portion, except Lorton, is better known as Richmond Highway.

Alice's Wonderland was loosely inspired by Alice in Wonderland and featured a live-action 5-year-old girl named Alice ( Virginia Davis ) who had adventures in a fully animated world with her cat sidekick Julius.

Mary Virginia Martin ( December 1, 1913November 3, 1990 ) was an American actress, singer and Broadway star.

Two of Grace Kelly's uncles were prominent in the arts ; her father's eldest brother, Walter C. Kelly ( 1873 – 1939 ), was a vaudeville star whose nationally known act The Virginia Judge was filmed as a 1930 MGM short and a 1935 Paramount feature, and another older brother, George Kelly ( 1887 – 1974 ), estranged from the family due to his homosexuality, became renowned in the 1920s as a dramatist, screenwriter and director with a hit comedy-drama, The Show Off in 1924 – 25, and was awarded the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his next play, Craig's Wife.

He also tries to make a star out of Audrey Dane ( Virginia Bruce ), but alcoholism turns out to be her downfall.

During the 1970 offseason, the team finally managed to acquire a star in Rick Barry after trading their No. 1 pick and cash to the Virginia Squires.

* Virginia Pearson, Silent movie star.

* Justin Hamilton-former star at Clintwood High School, defensive back for the Virginia Tech Hokies and former member of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins football organizations, was born in Norton, VA and raised in Clintwood.

To make his payroll, Dunn had to move the team to Richmond, Virginia and sell off his star player, Babe Ruth, and 11 other players to the majors.

He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, and is commemorated with a star on the Wall of Honor at the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

In 1863, a star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia.

* May 28 – World War II hero and movie star Audie Murphy is among six people killed in the crash of a light plane near Catawba, Virginia.

Some of the more prominent actors to perform on the program included Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Howard McNear, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O ' Herlihy, Alan Reed, Marvin Miller and William Conrad ( often credited as " Julius Krelboyne " because he was also the star of CBS ' Gunsmoke at the time ).

Spann is memorialized with a star on the CIA Memorial Wall at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia that commemorates individuals who died in the line of duty.

Michalka is set to star in the independent drama film Long Time Gone alongside Eva Longoria, Virginia Madsen and Amanda Crew.

Emmons received his second star in March 1939 when he was appointed the commander of General Headquarters ( GHQ ) Air Force at Langley Field, Virginia, succeeding Maj. Gen. Frank Andrews, who had just completed four years in the position.

Rixey attended the University of Virginia where he was a star pitcher.

Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr.

During the days leading up to the tournament, there are many hurdles Alex and Lamont must overcome — throughout the movie, Lamont is homeless after leaving his wife and son in Virginia with the hopes of being signed by the Philadelphia 76ers ; Alex must balance his mother's desire for him to become a doctor as opposed to a basketball star.

* Roger Mason ( 1999, left in 1996 ) NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs and star at the University of Virginia, 31st pick of the 2002 NBA Draft.

This fundraising surge led to Wilson writing fundraising letters for the Republican Party of Virginia, National Republican Congressional Committee and to political observers describing him as a GOP " fundraising star ".

Ty Fox ( born Jeffrey Dion Bruton April 24, 1966 in Falls Church, Virginia ) is an American pornographic actor ( porn star ) who appears in gay and bisexual pornographic movies.

Born Virginia Flugrath, Dana was a child star, appearing on the stage at the age of three.

He attended high school at Virginia Episcopal School, where he was a basketball star.

From 1981 to 1982, the actress appeared on Knots Landing as Virginia " Ginny " Bullock, the aunt of Valene Ewing ( played by series star Joan Van Ark ).

Always attracted by unusual and challenging subjects, she has most recently published the life of a thirties film star, Virginia Cherrill, basing her work upon a substantial archive in private ownership.