1. On August 10, 1969, the Virginia State Police raided a peaceful protest by black students in Charlottesville. The protest was in response to the lack of African American representation on the city's police force. The raid resulted in the arrest of 21 students and heightened tensions between the black community and law enforcement.

2. August 10, 1774, marked the start of the Virginia Convention in Williamsburg. The convention was a response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party. Delegates from Virginia and other colonies met to discuss a response to the acts and to call for resistance to British rule.

3. On August 10, 1933, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law legalizing the sale and possession of liquor in the state. This was at the height of the Prohibition era, and Virginia became one of the first states in the South to legalize alcohol.

4. In 1814, on August 10th, a British raiding party landed near Cape Henry in Virginia. The party burned several ships and then marched towards Norfolk, where they burned buildings, ships, and warehouses, causing significant destruction to the city.

5. On August 10, 1793, Revolutionary War hero and future U.S. President James Monroe visited Staunton, Virginia, as part of his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Monroe was already well-known in Virginia politics, having served as governor of Virginia and as an envoy to France before running for the Senate.