1. In 1919, the S.S. Victoria sank in the Prince William Sound, resulting in the loss of 19 lives. The ship had been transporting miners and their families to the Kennecott Copper Corporation mine.

2. In 1943, during World War II, Japanese soldiers attacked an American military base on Attu Island, located in the Aleutian Islands. This was the only time that US soil had been invaded by a foreign power since the War of 1812.

3. In 1964, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 struck Alaska, causing widespread damage and resulting in over 130 deaths. It remains one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded.

4. In 1972, Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which granted land and financial compensation to Alaska Native peoples in settlement of longstanding grievances related to the loss of traditional lands and resources.

5. In 2018, Alaskan musher Joar Leifseth Ulsom won the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which covers over 1,000 miles of rugged terrain from Anchorage to Nome. It was Ulsom's first victory in the prestigious race.