1. In 1932, Wyoming residents voted in favor of the prohibition repeal, allowing for the sale and consumption of alcohol in the state.
2. In 1952, a record-breaking snowstorm hit Wyoming on November 5, with some areas of the state receiving over two feet of snow in a single day.
3. In 2013, the University of Wyoming announced plans to build the High Altitude Performance Center, a multi-million dollar training facility for student-athletes, on November 5.
4. On November 5, 1986, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the landmark environmental case, Crow v. State of Wyoming, which established the right of Native Americans to hunt and fish on unoccupied state lands.
5. The first female governor of Wyoming, Nellie Tayloe Ross, was inaugurated on November 5, 1925. Ross served as governor until 1927 and later became the first woman to serve as director of the United States Mint.