Thursday, August 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the Second Battle of Manassas began. Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army prevailed, sending the Federals reeling back toward D.C. and clearing a path for an invasion of Maryland. Virginians were buzzing when the Commonwealth came in fourth on a list of the most […]

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1956, Gov. Thomas B. Stanley urged a special session of the General Assembly to enact a law banning schools in Virginia from racially integrating and defunding any schools that attempted to integrate.  We love animals here at the Virginia Flyover, and we’ve been sad to […]

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, the seat of Virginia’s Unionist government relocated from Wheeling—which by then was in the newly created state of West Virginia—to Alexandria, where it remained for the rest of the Civil War. If you live in Fairfax County, you’re probably close to one of the […]

Monday, August 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, Pamunkey Chief George Major Cook signed a deposition noting that the Attorney General had confirmed that the tribe was officially a ward of the state.  The Trump administration said George Mason University violated civil rights law and gave the university days to respond. The […]

Friday, August 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the four-day battle of Rappahannock Station began. Confederate Gen. James Longstreet attacked Union forces along the river in Fauquier County.  The Virginia Flyover asked about your most memorable year in school. One reader noted that in eighth grade, “I was given opportunities to explore […]

Thursday, August 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1831, enslaved preacher Nat Turner launched the most deadly slave revolt in U.S. history. Turner and his allies killed 55 white men, women, and children in Southampton County.  The Virginia Flyover digs into the latest poll numbers for this fall’s gubernatorial race in Top Stories. […]

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1619, the crew of the White Lion docked at Point Comfort and traded some African prisoners—captured from a Portuguese ship—for food. The incident marked the beginning of slavery in North America. Most of us had good and bad years in school. We’d love to know […]

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, Hurricane Camille reached Virginia as a tropical depression. It caused one of the worst natural disasters in state history, killing 124 people and causing $116 million in damage, which is more than $1 billion in today’s currency. Virginia Beach residents are used to seeing surfboards […]

Monday, August 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1785, workers laid the cornerstone for the Virginia Capitol. It was the first public building in the United States built in the Classical Revival style. Five Virginia school districts face federal funding cuts for refusing to change their locker room and bathroom policies. The Virginia […]

Friday, August 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1940, floodwaters began receding along the New River after the remnants of a passing hurricane had pushed it to a record high the day before. The river crested nearly 22 feet above flood stage, about 5 feet higher than after Hurricane Helene last September. A […]