Friday, May 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1776, delegates to the Fifth Virginia Convention in Williamsburg voted unanimously to instruct delegates to the Continental Congress “to declare the United Colonies free and independent states absolved from all allegiance to or dependence upon the crown or parliament of Great Britain.” As this school […]

Thursday, May 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1804, Virginians Meriwether Lewis and William Clark departed from Camp Dubois, leading their Corps of Discovery on a mission to explore the Louisiana Purchase. They returned 28 months later. Going out to eat is a treat, but it’s not always affordable—unless you go to one […]

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1607, the 104 men and boys from England who had arrived in North America to establish a settlement picked Jamestown as the site of their colony. They named it for King James I, and it was the first permanent English settlement in North America. Many […]

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, a force of nearly 20,000 Union troops crashed into Confederate lines at the Battle of Spotsylvania. After almost a full day of fighting at what became known as the Bloody Angle, the Confederates pulled back. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Virginia Tech softball will […]

Monday, May 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Confederate cavalry leader J.E.B. Stuart was mortally wounded at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, north of Richmond. He died the next day. Virginia has plenty of lore, including the story behind Front Royal. After the British king visited last week, we offered a legend […]

Friday, May 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House began. Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick died in the battle, the highest-ranking Union officer killed during the war. Readers shared their patriotic license plates with us. “We enjoy road trips throughout the USA,” one reader wrote. Their plate says, […]

Thursday, May 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign continued at the Battle of Eltham’s Landing. A Union division was attacked by two Confederate brigades. The skirmish resulted in 194 Union casualties and 48 Confederate casualties. We recently asked how you can tell if someone is from Virginia, […]

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1776, the 128 delegates elected to the fifth Virginia Revolutionary Convention convened in the chamber of the House of Burgesses in the Capitol in Williamsburg. Nine days later, the group instructed the Virginia delegates in Congress to declare independence from Britain. License plates are prime […]

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the first pitched battle of the Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign occurred at the Battle of Williamsburg. Advancing Union forces fought the Confederate rearguard in a battle that lasted all day as the Confederates retreated toward Richmond. As students across the Commonwealth are cramming for […]

Monday, May 4, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, two busloads of Freedom Riders crossed into Virginia from Washington, D.C. They encountered both resistance and arrests while trying to use segregated bus station facilities on their way to their ultimate destination, New Orleans. Our Commonwealth is noted for its plethora of vanity license […]