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"Fairfax Stone" "This monument, at the headspring of the Potomac River, Marks one of the historic spots of America. Its name is derived from Thomas Lord Fairfax who owned all the land lying between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. The first Fairfax Stone, marked "FX", was set in 1746 by Thomas Lewis, a surveyor employed by Lord Fairfax.
International relations. Cyprus suspends Syrian asylum applications as there are increasing numbers of refugees. Law and crime. Three people are injured, one critically, in a shooting at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. The perpetrator targeted his wife, who was not injured. Sports. 2023–24 Bundesliga
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A map from 1736 map of the Northern Neck Proprietary. The Northern Neck Proprietary – also called the Northern Neck land grant, Fairfax Proprietary, or Fairfax Grant – was a land grant first contrived by the exiled English King Charles II in 1649 and encompassing all the lands bounded by the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers in colonial Virginia.
Scorsese filmed "Killers of the Flower Moon" over 99 days in 2021 in many of the actual communities throughout the Osage Nation where the movie's historical events occurred, including Fairfax ...
Fans rock to bands at the 2023 edition of the Welcome to Rockville music festival at Daytona International Speedway. The four-day heavy-metal marathon will return May 9-12, the promoter has announced.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine lowers the age of conscription from 27 years to 25. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)Business and economy. The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy.
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