Sunday, May 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops near Chancellorsville. He died a week later—a loss many historians believe altered the course of the Civil War. Welcome to the first Sunday edition of The Virginia Flyover, as we begin arriving in […]

Saturday, May 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1738, Charles Washington, the youngest full brother of George Washington, was born at Hunting Creek. He later laid out plans for Charles Town (now in West Virginia) and donated the land for the town square. Welcome to the first Saturday edition of The Virginia Flyover! Beginning […]

Friday, May 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1699, the General Assembly met for the first time in the College Building at the College of William and Mary. That facility is now called the Wren Building. We asked about ways to improve education, and readers responded. Many focused on the problems schools face in […]

Thursday, April 30, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, the Battle of Chancellorsville began as Union Gen. Joseph Hooker marched three army corps toward Gen. Robert E. Lee’s defenders. The battle ended days later with Hooker in retreat, but the Confederates lost Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, a key tactical commander who was hit […]

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Johnson v. Virginia, overturning a lower court ruling and holding that a state may not require racial segregation in a courtroom. Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed bills this week aimed at improving education. Learn more in today’s Top […]

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1635, Royal Governor John Harvey was accused of treason and arrested after a disagreement with the Council of State, which was composed of some of the colony’s richest men, over a potential tobacco monopoly. Despite King Charles I’s support, Harvey was eventually replaced. A federal […]

Monday, April 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1870, the “Capitol Disaster” occurred when the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals chamber, which was overcrowded beyond capacity, collapsed into the House of Delegates below. The accident killed 62 and injured 251, and the Court never returned to the Capitol. Senate candidate Mark Moran was […]

Friday, April 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1781, British forces under Major General William Phillips moved up the James River and landed at City Point. They would go on to capture Petersburg the next day after winning the Battle of Blandford. A Virginia candidate for U.S. Senate is in hot water after […]

Thursday, April 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, Robert E. Lee accepted command of Virginia’s military and naval forces, three days after he’d resigned from the U.S. Army. This is National Work Zone Awareness Week, and state officials reminded drivers that Virginia recorded more than 4,000 crashes in work zones last year, […]

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1737, William Byrd published a newspaper advertisement in the Virginia Gazette that announced the founding of Richmond. He called it a town “with Streets 65 Feet wide, in a pleasant and healthy Situation, and well supply’d with Springs of good Water.“ The Virginia Flyover may […]