1. In 1907, the University of Montana defeated the University of Utah in a football game held in Missoula, Montana. The final score was 15-0 in favor of Montana.

2. In 1924, the temperature in Medicine Lake, Montana dropped to -51 degrees Fahrenheit, the coldest temperature ever recorded in the state.

3. On November 25, 1940, the town of Libby, Montana was hit by a massive snowstorm that dumped over 42 inches of snow in just 24 hours.

4. In 1967, the Anaconda Company, a major copper mining corporation in Montana, announced it was closing its smelter in Anaconda, which would result in the loss of over 1,000 jobs.

5. On November 25, 1986, Montana state trooper Michael R. Haynes was killed in the line of duty near Malta, Montana. Haynes was shot and killed by a suspect who he had stopped for a routine traffic violation.