Thursday, October 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1781, George Washington fired the first American gun at the Battle of Yorktown after his forces finished setting up their artillery batteries. The Americans and French maintained bombardments until the British surrendered on Oct. 19. Many readers of The Virginia Flyover didn’t mince words about […]

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1869, the General Assembly ratified the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, four and a half years after Robert E. Lee’s surrender marked the end of the Civil War in Virginia. The Commonwealth was readmitted to the Union the following year. More than […]

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1763, King George III issued a proclamation instructing American colonists not to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. The goal was to protect the British system of mercantilism and prevent run-ins with Native Americans.  In Henry County recently, a man who’d lost money playing a […]

Monday, October 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1817, the cornerstone was laid for what would become the first building on the University of Virginia’s campus. President James Monroe was there, along with former presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Before Americans could have a country, we needed a Navy. The Continental Congress […]

Friday, October 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Lt. John Rodgers Meigs was killed near Dayton in an exchange with three Confederate scouts. Union commander Gen. Philip Sheridan ordered that the entire town be burned to the ground. He later rescinded the order, but still destroyed 30 buildings, which came to be […]

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1925, the Church Hill tunnel in Richmond collapsed as a steam locomotive pulling 10 cars was passing through. At least four people were killed, with two remaining buried inside the tunnel for all time. Officials in Virginia Beach want to assure people that its numbers […]

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2008, the U.S. Postal Service officially recognized Henrico as a mailing address. County officials asked for the change when they reportedly realized that about $5 million in sales tax revenue was being sent to “Richmond” instead of “Henrico.” On Oct. 2, 2024, The Virginia Flyover […]

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1959, Hurricane Gracie crossed Virginia, spinning off powerful tornadoes. The most devastating was the Ivy-Mechums River twister, which touched down near Charlottesville and killed 11, including 10 people in the 14-member Morris family. Hundreds of generals and admirals from postings around the globe are in Quantico […]

Monday, September 29, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Union troops under Gen. Benjamin Butler launched the Battle of New Market Heights, near Richmond. A brigade of black soldiers played a key part in the battle, and 14 eventually received the Medal of Honor. Last year, Hurricane Helene ripped through southwest Virginia, leaving […]

Friday, September 26, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1931, the keel of the USS Ranger was laid at Newport News. It was the first American ship designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier. Virginia will apparently host an unprecedented peacetime gathering of top military brass next week in Quantico, […]