1. In 1852, Brigham Young and other church leaders announced the establishment of the Perpetual Emigration Fund, a program that helped pay for Mormon immigrants to make their way to Utah.

2. In 1903, the first intercollegiate football game in the state was played between the University of Utah and the Agricultural College of Utah (now Utah State University). The Utes won 23-0.

3. In 1911, the first air mail flight from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles took place. The pilot, Earle Ovington, flew a small biplane that could barely reach 40 miles per hour.

4. In 1983, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger was piloted by Utah native Ellison Onizuka. Tragically, Onizuka would later lose his life in the Challenger disaster of 1986.

5. In 1997, the largest natural gas leak in United States history occurred in the town of Moab. Over the course of several months, an estimated 4 to 6 billion cubic feet of gas leaked from a nearby well before it was finally capped.