Friday, February 7, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1862, Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson filed seven charges of insubordination and dereliction of duty against his subordinate, Gen. William Loring, following a retreat from Romney to Winchester. Officials in Richmond dismissed the charges and instead transferred Loring to another command. The Virginia Flyover has both […]

Thursday, February 6, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1993, tennis star and human rights advocate Arthur Ashe died at age 49. He had contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion during surgery. Ashe, from Richmond, was the first black man to win the U.S. Open (1968) and Wimbledon (1975). A statue in his honor […]

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1865, Union Brig. Gen. David Gregg led his mounted cavalry division to the Boydton Plank Road near Dinwiddie Court House in an attempt to cut off Confederate supply lines. It was the first action in what would become the inconclusive three-day battle of Hatcher’s Run. […]

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1865, Lila Hardaway Meade Valentine was born. She started her career as an activist around 1900 and was a leader in education reform, health care reform, and the women’s suffrage movement. Valentine died in 1921, before she could cast a ballot. She is the only […]

Monday, February 3, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1882, the town of Roanoke was chartered. It soon became known as “Magic City” because its strategic location helped make it “the fastest growing urban area in the South from 1880 to 1890.” The Virginia Flyover notes that Wednesday will be “National Girls & Women […]

Friday, January 31, 2025 On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued Special War Order No. 1, demanding “an expedition for the immediate object of seizing and occupying a point upon the railroad southwestward of what is known as Manassas Junction” in Virginia. He ordered Gen. George McClellan to have troops moving before Feb. […]

Thursday, January 30, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1952, Allied Command Atlantic of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in Norfolk. The command’s job was to protect sea lanes between North America and Europe and to support American allies if the Soviets invaded Western Europe.  The Virginia Flyover has reported several times recently […]

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1931, textile workers at the Schoolfield mills near Danville ended their four-month strike, protesting proposed pay cuts. In the end, they accepted 10% wage cuts and longer hours.  At The Virginia Flyover, we like to cover stories that don’t stink, even if they involve adorable skunks. […]

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1884, the term “Capitol Police” was used for the first time in an act of the Virginia General Assembly. The law authorized “the appointment of Capitol Police and certain other employees about the Public Buildings and Grounds” in Richmond. The Capitol Police remain in service […]

Monday, January 27, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1801, the Senate confirmed John Marshall as the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Marshall served for 34 years and is credited with helping to establish the Supreme Court as the final authority on interpreting the Constitution. Thank you for checking out The Virginia Flyover. Be […]