Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1863, the Battle of Chancellorsville began. General Joseph Hooker led 115,000 men into Virginia to confront Robert E. Lee’s 60,000-man Army of Northern Virginia. Lee’s daring leadership forced the Union forces to retreat days later. Spring break weekend in Virginia Beach devolved into chaos, leading […]

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1963, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Johnson v. Virginia. Ford T. Johnson, Jr., had been convicted of contempt of court when he refused to comply with a judge’s instructions to sit in a segregated section. The Court ruled that a state may not […]

Monday, April 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1758, James Monroe was born in Westmoreland County. Monroe served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, governor, senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and the fifth President of the United States.  The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor insists he will remain in the race whether […]

Friday, April 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1781, British forces under Major General William Phillips led a successful attack on Petersburg. Outnumbered 2,500 to 1,000, the Virginia militia was forced to retreat to a more defensible position in Richmond.  A traffic stop turned deadly in Fairfax County. We have details in our […]

Thursday, April 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1867, African Americans in Richmond began a protest against a privately operated company that refused to allow black passengers on its horse-drawn streetcars.  In Purcellville, the police will remain on the job, but the vice mayor’s future is uncertain. The Virginia Flyover has details in […]

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1951, Barbara Johns organized a walkout by about 400 students to protest poor educational conditions at Prince Edward County’s only high school for black students. The students eventually sued to demand desegregation, and the case was rolled into the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court […]

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1737, William Byrd published an ad in the Virginia Gazette that announced the founding of Richmond.  Health news leads our Top Stories today, with an update on a measles case and a warning for former patients at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. In Et Cetera, The Virginia […]

Monday, April 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1865, John Singleton Mosby disbanded the 43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry near Salem rather than surrender to Union troops. Mosby was eventually granted parole by Ulysses S. Grant.  This is an abbreviated edition of The Virginia Flyover, shortened so our team has more time to […]

Friday, April 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1780, Richmond replaced Williamsburg as the state capital. The location was considered “safe and central,” and it was less vulnerable to British attack than Williamsburg had become.  Wishing you a peaceful Good Friday from all of us at The Flyover team. Along with religious services, […]

Thursday, April 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, delegates at the Secession Convention voted 88–55 to approve a measure that would withdraw the Commonwealth from the United States. Secession was approved by a statewide referendum on May 23.  A Dale City man won’t face a gun charge, but he is expected to […]