1. The first public execution in Utah took place on July 5, 1850, when James Monroe was hanged in Salt Lake City for the murder of his wife.

2. On July 5, 1894, the Utah State Prison opened in Draper, Utah. The prison housed both men and women and was the only prison in the state until the Utah State Prison in Gunnison opened in 1916.

3. July 5, 1963, was the day the Golden Spike National Historic Site was officially dedicated near Promontory, Utah. The site marks the spot where the first transcontinental railroad was completed with the driving of the Golden Spike in 1869.

4. The Bingham Canyon Mine, the deepest open-pit mine in the world, suffered a catastrophic landslide on July 5, 2013. The landslide was triggered by a historic rainstorm that caused a massive amount of water to flow into the mine's excavation area.

5. On July 5, 1947, the Etzweiler family was murdered in their home in Ogden, Utah. The crime, known as the "Hi-Fi Murders," was committed by a group of teenagers who robbed the family's electronics store and later returned to the home to eliminate witnesses.