1. On November 10, 1935, the U.S. government announced the establishment of the Matanuska Valley Colony in Alaska. The program resettled nearly 200 farming families from the Midwest to Alaska to help develop the territory's agricultural industry.

2. On November 10, 1942, Japanese forces bombed Dutch Harbor on the Aleutian Islands, marking the first time the United States soil was attacked during World War II. The bombing marked the beginning of the Aleutian Campaign, a six-month battle for control of the islands.

3. In 1955, the world's largest earthquake ever recorded happened on November 10th. The 9.2 magnitude earthquake hit near the city of Anchorage and caused widespread destruction across southern Alaska. This earthquake is known as the Great Alaska Earthquake.

4. On November 10, 2004, Alaska voters passed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, making Alaska the first state to do so by popular vote. In 2014, a federal court ruled that Alaska's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.

5. On November 10, 2018, an Anchorage man named Colin O'Brady became the first person to complete a solo, unsupported trek across Antarctica. He accomplished the feat in just 54 days, covering 932 miles on skis while pulling a sled with all his supplies.