<h1>Episode Notes</h1>
<p>This week in 1870… Hundreds of men crowded into the Supreme Court of Appeals, which was about to announce the verdict of the Richmond Mayoralty Case. The sagging floor of the second floor balcony was far from people’s minds that day. Suddenly a loud crack sounded under their feet.</p>

Episode Notes This week in 1870… Hundreds of men crowded into the Supreme Court of Appeals, which was about to announce the verdict of the Richmond Mayoralty Case. The sagging floor of the second floor balcony was far from people’s minds that day. Suddenly a loud crack sounded under their feet.

Episode Notes
<p>This week in 1870… Hundreds of men crowded into the Supreme Court of Appeals, which was about to announce the verdict of the Richmond Mayoralty Case. The sagging floor of the second floor balcony was far from people’s minds that day. Suddenly a loud crack sounded under their feet.</p>

Week of April 27: Disaster in the Virginia State Capitol

Sure, Virginia history includes big moments, big battles, and big names. But the richer history is full of smaller events occurring in the fullness of time. The disenfranchised, the nonconformists, and just regular people making Virginia history. Week in, week out. This Week in Virginia History explores those stories, curated by Nathan Moore and culled from the vast archives at Encyclopedia Virginia.

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Week of April 27: Disaster in the Virginia State Capitol

Week of April 27: Disaster in the Virginia State Capitol