1. In 1917, the Alaska Territorial Legislature approved a bill allowing women to vote, making Alaska one of the first places in the United States to grant women suffrage.

2. On February 23, 1945, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck the Rat Islands in western Alaska, causing a tsunami that killed two people in Hawaii and caused destruction along the west coast of North America.

3. In 1985, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was amended to allow for a percentage of the revenue generated by oil and gas exploration on Native lands to be distributed to Native villages and corporations.

4. February 23, 1992, marked the day that the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker carrying over 11 million gallons of crude oil, ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, spilling over 260,000 barrels of crude oil into the pristine waters of Alaska.

5. On February 23, 2019, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race officially began in Anchorage, as mushers and their teams set out on a grueling 1,000-mile journey across the Alaskan wilderness to Nome. The Iditarod is considered one of the toughest races in the world, and attracts participants from around the globe.