1. In 1885, the first electric power station in Utah was established in Salt Lake City. This marked a new era in energy production and paved the way for the widespread use of electricity throughout the state.

2. On November 25, 1907, the first intercollegiate basketball game in Utah history was played between the University of Utah and the Agricultural College of Utah (now Utah State University). The Aggies won the game 32-20.

3. In 1917, a devastating explosion at the Western Fuel Company's coal mine in Winter Quarters killed 240 miners. The disaster shook the state and led to new safety regulations in the mining industry.

4. On November 25, 1927, the famous naturalist and writer Frank Chapman brought the first two trumpeter swans to Utah from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. These majestic birds are now a common sight in the state's wetlands.

5. In 1974, Utah became the first state in the US to lower its legal drinking age from 21 to 19. This controversial move sparked a national debate on the issue and eventually led to the passage of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, which established 21 as the legal drinking age nationwide.