Friday, March 27, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, President Lincoln met with Generals Grant and Sherman at City Point to discuss the final stages of the Civil War. Grant’s force was about to break through Confederate lines at Petersburg, and Sherman’s army was marching through the Carolinas. A Reason Foundation report credited the Commonwealth […]

Thursday, March 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1855, George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington, signed a will that would free all of his slaves within five years of his death. His son-in-law, Robert E. Lee, was an executor. When the Virginia Museum of History and Culture opened its exhibit, We […]

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, Confederate Maj. Gen. John Gordon led an attack on Fort Stedman near Petersburg in an attempt to break a siege. The move backfired as Union counterattacks captured 1,900 Confederates and allowed Union advances elsewhere along the battle line. The thermostat at The Virginia Flyover […]

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, the Staunton Vindicator newspaper published an anonymous article detailing Union Gen. Philip Sheridan’s campaign through the Shenandoah Valley to Charlottesville. The Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond unveiled its latest exhibit this weekend, We The People: The World in Our Commonwealth. It […]

Monday, March 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famed “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech at the Second Virginia Convention in Richmond. He later became the first governor after the Commonwealth declared independence from Britain. The University of Virginia’s women’s swimming team is dominating the sport. […]

Friday, March 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, the Second Virginia Convention convened in Richmond to elect delegates to the Second Continental Congress that began on May 10. The convention met at St. John’s Church. If you’re driving to the second weekend of the Highland County Maple Festival, be ready to find […]

Thursday, March 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1796, Secretary of State Timothy Pickering accepted a copy of The Virginia Plan—a draft of the U.S. Constitution first written by James Madison in 1787—on behalf of the United States government. The document was provided by President George Washington. With only 60 days in the […]

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1766, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. Virginians played a key role in opposing the law. The Virginia Flyover asked what you think about government openness. “It’s really important for all governments to be transparent and accountable to the people,” one reader told us. […]

  Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, Union Gen. George McClellan’s forces embarked from Fort Monroe on his Peninsula Campaign, aimed at capturing Richmond by marching northwest between the James and York Rivers. The Union and Confederate armies clashed several times before McClellan abandoned the effort. After yesterday’s round of […]

Monday, March 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1751, the fourth president of the United States, James Madison, was born in Port Conway. Madison helped draft Virginia’s first constitution and contributed to the Virginia Declaration of Rights before becoming the “Father of the Constitution” in 1787. Capt. Rebecca Jenkins of the Stanley Police […]