SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2026 Good Morning!  Today is Flag Day, commemorating the June 14, 1777 adoption of the U.S. flag by the Continental Congress; the observance was officially established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and later recognized by Congress in 1949.    In case you missed it, this week on The Flyover Podcast, Ayla Brown […]

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1786, Winfield Scott was born near Petersburg—Virginia’s future war hero nicknamed “Old Fuss and Feathers.” Does intelligent alien life exist? Government files released Friday offer new documents related to UFOs, and a new poll asked thousands of Americans what they think, along with whether we’ve […]

FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1776, the Virginia Revolutionary Convention adopted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, drafted primarily by George Mason. This influential document, with 16 sections affirming natural rights, religious freedom, and protections like trial by jury, served as a model for the Bill of Rights and Declaration of […]

Thursday, June 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, the Battle of Trevilian Station—the largest all-cavalry battle of the Civil War—began in Louisa County. Union forces under Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan raided the Virginia Central Railroad, clashing with Confederates led by Maj. Gens. Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee over two days across 7,000 […]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1610, Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, arrived in Jamestown with three ships, 150 settlers, and fresh supplies, intercepting acting governor Sir Thomas Gates and the surviving colonists who were abandoning the settlement to sail for England, saving the struggling colony. Shenandoah County awaits a […]

TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, Union cavalry under Alfred Pleasonton crossed the Rappahannock River and surprised J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate horsemen at Brandy Station. Fighting resulted in close to 1,500 casualties. The Union action boosted Northern morale and opened the Gettysburg Campaign. A Springfield man is racing against 20 other […]

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1862 at Cross Keys, Virginia, Confederate Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell repelled a larger Union force commanded by Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont in the Shenandoah Valley. Ewell inflicted heavy casualties, with the Union losing 684 men compared to the Confederates’ 288. This victory aided […]

SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced the Lee Resolution to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, calling for the colonies’ independence from Britain. John Adams seconded it. Congress delayed the vote but appointed a committee, which included Thomas Jefferson, to draft the Declaration of Independence. […]

SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1923, author V.C. (Virginia Cleo) Andrews, who wrote Flowers in the Attic and other gothic novels, was born in Portsmouth. Andrews’ novels sold over 30 million copies before she died in 1986. From Bedford’s solemn D-Day tribute to Virginia Tech’s record-breaking gift, Virginia had a full […]

Friday, June 5, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, Union forces under Maj. Gen. David Hunter attacked Confederate troops led by Brig. Gen. William E. “Grumble” Jones at Piedmont, Virginia. After initial repulses, a Federal flanking attack broke the Confederate line. Jones was killed, and his army was routed. Hunter occupied Staunton the […]