Thursday, January 9, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 2024, a coastal storm swept across North Carolina and Virginia. Strong winds knocked down trees, snapped power lines, and caused flooding throughout the Hampton Roads area. The Virginia Flyover team has recovered from this week’s storm, but many in Richmond are still feeling the effects. As […]

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1918, Woodrow Wilson, the last president born in Virginia, delivered his Fourteen Points speech to Congress, outlining proposals for international peace following World War I.  The state legislature returns to Richmond today, and lawmakers will be able to drink the water. The Virginia Flyover has […]

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1789, voters selected electors in the nation’s first presidential election under the U.S. Constitution. One month later, those electors overwhelmingly picked George Washington to lead the nation. The Virginia Flyover is recovering from the first snow of 2025. Please hit reply and tell us how the […]

Monday, January 6, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1759, George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis at her home in New Kent County. The couple would soon move to Washington’s estate at Mount Vernon with her children, John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis.  Do you have a snow shovel handy? The Virginia Flyover […]

Friday, January 3, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1781, British troops led by American traitor Gen. Benedict Arnold marauded up the James River from Portsmouth. They destroyed farms and settlements along the river on their way to Richmond, which they captured on Jan. 4 and burned down.  We preview the first potential storm of […]

Thursday, January 2, 2025 Good morning! On this day in 1781, the Commonwealth agreed to give up claims on northwestern lands. However, the agreement included conditions that Congress initially rejected. It took more than two years to finalize the terms, culminating in the passage of the Virginia Act of Cession.  Welcome to an abbreviated holiday […]

Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Happy New Year! On this day in 1776, British warships fired on Norfolk, and Redcoats came ashore to burn buildings along the waterfront. Patriots also set fire to buildings because they didn’t think they had enough troops to defend the city, which was mostly destroyed. Happy New Year from The Virginia Flyover! […]

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1862, the Commonwealth got smaller. Amid the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill admitting West Virginia to the Union. Statehood would be achieved after the residents of the new state adopted a constitution that provided for the gradual emancipation of slaves.  Did you […]

Monday, December 30, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1831, residents of Loudoun County put out a resolution that called for the emancipation of the state’s black population. It stated, in part, “the continuation of slavery is forbidden by the true policy of Virginia, repugnant to her political theory and Christian professions.” As 2024 […]

Friday, December 27, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1776, Gen. George Washington sent a letter to the Continental Congress describing his Christmas Day victory over the Hessians in a surprise attack at Trenton. “Our loss is very trifling indeed, only two officers and one or two privates wounded,” he wrote. We are gearing […]