Monday, March 17, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1856, the General Assembly passed legislation that required a complete inspection of any vessel attempting to leave a Virginia port to ensure there were no enslaved persons aboard.  Today marks The Flyover’s second anniversary! We sent our very first national issue on March 17, 2023, and never […]

Friday, March 14, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1881, nearly 300 African American men representing Republicans across the Commonwealth met in Petersburg to discuss the upcoming state elections. They endorsed a statement of principles advocating reforms such as refinancing Virginia’s debt and increasing school funding.  It will be a busy basketball weekend in […]

Thursday, March 13, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1863, during the height of the Civil War, an explosion at the Confederate States ordnance laboratory on Brown’s Island in Richmond killed more than 60 women and children and briefly halted production.  The Virginia Derby happens this weekend. In our Top Stories, we explain why […]

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1612, King James I of England issued a new charter to the Virginia Company of London to extend the boundaries of Virginia to include Bermuda, then called the Somers Islands.  Most of us drive more carefully when we see a school bus. But in parts […]

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1888, the Blizzard of ’88, also known as the White Hurricane, moved into Virginia. The storm’s powerful winds emptied the Potomac River’s Tidal Basin and caused heavy flooding along the coast. Following the storm, the melting snow caused rivers throughout the region to flood.  A […]

Monday, March 10, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1864, representatives from Virginia who had opted to remain in the Union gathered in Alexandria and voted for a state constitution that declared: “Slavery and involuntary servitude (except for crime) is hereby abolished and prohibited in the State forever.”  Was your car covered with mud this […]

Friday, March 7, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1956, a constitutional convention changed Virginia law as part of the Massive Resistance movement to oppose school desegregation. The change allowed the state to provide public funds for tuition to parents who sent their children to private, segregated schools. Two years later, a federal court […]

Thursday, March 6, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1882, Virginia State University was founded. Originally named the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, it had 126 students and seven faculty, all black, in one building on 33 acres and a budget of $20,000. The Higher Education Act of 1965 designated VSU a Historically Black […]

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1963, Virginia native Patsy Cline died in a plane crash in Tennessee. Her smash hits, including ”Walkin’ After Midnight,” “I Fall to Pieces,” and “Crazy,” helped shape country music’s “Nashville sound.” She is buried at Shenandoah Memorial Park in Winchester.  March means basketball tournaments, and […]

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1801, Thomas Jefferson took the oath of office as the nation’s third president. In his inaugural address, Jefferson said, “Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We are all federalists. We are all republicans.”  If you want to see the stars, The […]