1. In 1893, the Idaho State Capitol building was dedicated in Boise. The building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the seat of Idaho's government and houses the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state.

2. On February 4, 1905, the Idaho State Board of Education was established by an act of the state legislature. The board oversees the state's public education system, including K-12 schools and Idaho's public universities and colleges.

3. In 1914, Idaho's first public library, the Boise Public Library, opened its doors to the public. Today, the library is one of the busiest in the state, offering a wide range of programs, services, and resources to its patrons.

4. On February 4, 1936, Idaho Governor C. Ben Ross signed into law the Idaho State Liquor Control Act, which created the Idaho State Liquor Dispensary and established a system for regulating the sale of alcoholic beverages in the state.

5. In 1977, the Idaho Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in the case of State v. Robert H. Smith, which declared Idaho's death penalty law unconstitutional. The ruling effectively commuted the sentences of all inmates on death row in Idaho at the time, and the state did not have a death penalty until it was reinstated in 1979.