Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1608, many of the buildings inside the Jamestown fort were destroyed by fire, including the settlement’s first church. The blaze also wiped out most of the colonists’ stored food, with the next supply ship not scheduled to arrive until April 20. The Virginia Flyover reported […]

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1759, George Washington married the widow Martha Dandridge Custis at her New Kent County home. Washington had recently resigned his commission after serving in the Seven Years’ War. Police in Fairfax County said their new drone fleet allows them to respond more quickly and have […]

Monday, January 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1781, the former patriot hero-turned-traitor Benedict Arnold led a band of 1,600 largely Loyalist troops in a British raid on Richmond. He easily captured the capital city, which was lightly defended. In our Friday poll, we asked whether Virginia is right to attempt to regulate […]

Friday, January 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1941, Gov. James H. Price established the Virginia Protective Force. Members donned blue-gray wool uniforms, stitched by prisoners, and carried surplus M-1917 Enfield rifles. The force filled the role of the Virginia National Guard when it was called to federal service. Virginia’s cars will sport […]

Thursday, January 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1959, the Pilgrimage of Prayer was held in Richmond to protest racial segregation. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote about the event: “Virginia, in this critical hour, has the opportunity to give direction and destiny to our troubled South. As Virginia goes, so goes the […]

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, Congress passed an act to admit West Virginia as the newest state of the United States, on the condition that it would make certain changes to its draft constitution. West Virginia joined the Union as the 35th state in June of 1863.  Readers were evenly divided on […]

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1842, Josiah Thomas Walls was born into slavery in Winchester. He was the first black man elected to Congress from Florida and served three terms from 1871 to 1876. The Virginia Flyover recently asked whether readers would be willing or able to give up their […]

Monday, December 29, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, the Educational Association of Virginia was founded during a statewide meeting in Petersburg. The organization said its mission would be: “By all suitable means, to promote the educational welfare of Virginia and of the whole country.” Be careful outside today. Parts of Virginia are […]

Thursday, December 25, 2025 Good Morning and Merry Christmas! On this day in 1606, the Jamestown settlers celebrated Christmas on the Atlantic aboard their small ships. They wouldn’t reach Jamestown until May and would celebrate their first Christmas together that year. This is a shortened holiday edition of The Virginia Flyover. Today is the one […]

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Good Morning and Merry Christmas! On this day in 1700, Gov. Francis Nicholson adjourned the House of Burgesses on Christmas Eve, telling members to reconvene at 8 a.m. on Dec. 26. This was unusual in those days, as policymakers were often expected to work through the holiday. Welcome to an abbreviated […]