1. In 1828, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a resolution calling for a convention to consider a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would limit the President's term to two terms.

2. On May 23, 1864, during the American Civil War, General William T. Sherman's Union forces engaged in a battle with Confederate troops near North Anna River in Virginia. The battle was part of the Overland Campaign.

3. In 1889, the Virginia Senate passed a bill establishing Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, which later became Virginia Tech.

4. On May 23, 1909, the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia, experienced a devastating fire that destroyed much of its downtown area. The fire spurred improvements in the town's fire department and building codes.

5. In 1971, Virginia Governor Linwood Holton signed into law the Racial Integrity Act, which repealed Virginia's 1924 law that had codified the "one-drop rule" of racial classification. The new law allowed people to declare themselves multiracial on birth certificates, which was a major step forward in recognizing the diversity of Virginia's population.