Thursday, December 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1773, a New Jersey resident living in Virginia noted the ways his neighbors were preparing for the upcoming holiday. “Nothing is now to be heard of in conversation, but the Balls, the Fox-hunts, the fine entertainments, and the good fellowship, which are to be exhibited at […]

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1929, representatives from the Virginia Academy of Science, the Garden Club of Virginia, and the Izaak Walton League met in Richmond to discuss the need for more state parks. The new year will bring big changes at more than 1,300 vape shops in Virginia. A […]

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1907, America’s “Great White Fleet” steamed out of Hampton Roads to begin its journey around the globe. The ships didn’t return until February of 1909. A South Korean company setting up shop in Virginia decided they liked it here enough to invest $689 million in […]

Monday, December 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1791, the General Assembly approved amendments 3 through 12 to the U.S. Constitution. Because Virginia was the 11th and deciding state to approve them, these 10 amendments were added to the Constitution as the Bill of Rights. The school board in Henrico County originally proposed […]

Friday, December 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the Union army fully occupied the city of Fredericksburg ahead of what became a disaster for commanding Gen. Ambrose Burnside. Over the next three days, Union troops were repulsed as they attacked Confederate positions. The Union suffered twice as many casualties as the South […]

Thursday, December 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1725, 300 years ago exactly, George Mason was born in what is now Fairfax County. He became a leading figure in the run-up to the American Revolution, and his draft of the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776 became a model for the Constitution’s Bill […]

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1606, the Virginia Company of London ordered colonists to seek out land in North America and establish a safe port 100 miles up a navigable river. From there, they were told to search for a “Northwest Passage,” but also to “have Great Care not to […]

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, Patriot forces stopped a British advance at Great Bridge, in what is now Chesapeake. In less than an hour of fighting, the British lost 100 men, while the Continental troops suffered just one wounded man. The Patriots pushed on to capture Norfolk, and British […]

Monday, December 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1984, a jury in Roanoke ruled that Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt was not guilty of libel against Reverend Jerry Falwell. However, the panel awarded Falwell $200,000 for inflicting emotional distress. We noted last week that K&W Cafeteria has permanently closed after 88 years of operation. […]

Friday, December 5, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1792, electors from 15 states (the original colonies plus Vermont and Kentucky) gathered to re-elect George Washington as president. He received 132 electoral votes, while his vice president, John Adams, was re-elected with 77 electoral votes. Most of the state is waking up to a wintry mix […]