Thursday, January 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside ordered his army to return to its original camps after a failed attempt to launch a sneak attack on the Confederates near Fredericksburg. Rainy weather had turned the attempted advance into the failed “Mud March,” and Union troops needed four […]

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1824, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was born in Clarksburg, which is now in West Virginia. He was killed from wounds inflicted while fighting for the Confederacy at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. With college football season over—congratulations to the Hoosiers—it’s time to talk college baseball. […]

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1732, Richard Henry Lee was born in Westmoreland County. He made the motion to declare independence from Britain, signed the Declaration of Independence, and served as one of Virginia’s first two U.S. senators. The year is off to a fast start in the Commonwealth with […]

Monday, January 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1959, the Virginia State Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court each declared that Virginia’s Massive Resistance laws, which aimed to preserve segregated schools and public accommodations, were unconstitutional. The Commonwealth’s first female governor began her term by celebrating the peaceful transfer of power. “An inauguration […]

Friday, January 16, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1786, the General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, drafted by Thomas Jefferson. It disestablished the Church of England and laid out the principles of the separation of church and state, leading to religious freedom for the nation. Yesterday, we asked whether Commonwealth […]

Thursday, January 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1994, Gov. George Allen was sworn in. In his inaugural address, he paid homage to his predecessor, L. Douglas Wilder. “His inauguration four years ago affirmed that Virginia had entered a new era, free from stereotypes and free from prejudices, and those stereotypes and prejudices […]

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1778, future president James Madison was sworn in as a member of the Virginia Council of State. The college football transfer portal is open for business, and Virginia’s D-1 schools are losing and adding new players every day. The Virginia Flyover has more on that in […]

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1990, L. Douglas Wilder was sworn in as the governor of Virginia. He was the grandson of slaves and the first black man in American history to be elected governor of a state. “I can say to you today that I am a son of Virginia,” […]

Monday, January 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1974, Mills Godwin was sworn in for his second, non-consecutive term as governor. He won as a Republican in 1973 after serving as a Democrat from 1966 to 1970. He is the only Virginia governor to be elected to serve two terms. It’s been warm […]

Friday, January 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1956, voters overwhelmingly approved a proposal to amend the state constitution, allowing public funds to be allocated to private schools. The measure was intended to help white students opt out of integrated schools as part of the policy known as Massive Resistance.   In response to […]