1. In 1957, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck in the Rat Islands of the Aleutian Chain, causing a tsunami that impacted the Alaska coast and devastated the village of Scotch Cap, killing five people.

2. In 1960, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded with a magnitude of 8.6 struck in the Gulf of Alaska, triggering a tsunami that caused significant damage to coastal communities and claimed the lives of five people.

3. In 2005, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Rat Islands of the Aleutian Chain, triggering a tsunami advisory for the Alaska coastline.

4. In 1958, President Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Act, making Alaska the 49th state of the United States.

5. In 1943, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on the Alaska Highway, a 1,500-mile road connecting Alaska to the rest of the United States.