1. Patrick Henry was born on November 23, 1736 in Hanover County, Virginia. He is known for his fiery speeches, including his famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech, which he delivered in March 1775 at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.

2. On November 23, 1863, during the Civil War, Union troops under the command of General William Averell defeated Confederate forces at the Battle of Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The Union victory helped to secure West Virginia for the Federal government and keep the state from seceding.

3. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, on November 23. The celebration was hosted by a group of English settlers who had established the Berkeley Hundred colony along the James River. The event was meant to give thanks for their safe arrival in the New World.

4. On November 23, 1940, the Virginia Military Institute football team defeated their archrival, the Citadel, in a game that is now known as the “Military Classic of the South.” The game has been played every year since 1920, except for during World War II.

5. In 2013, on November 23, a rare winter storm known as “Snowpocalypse” hit Virginia, bringing heavy snow and ice to the state. The storm caused widespread power outages and travel disruptions, and resulted in several deaths due to weather-related accidents. It was one of the most significant winter storms to hit Virginia in recent history.