1. In 1889, Montana became the 41st state admitted to the Union. The state's constitution was adopted on this day after being drafted over the summer.

2. In 1915, the Butte miners' strike took place in Butte, Montana. Roughly 10,000 miners went on strike against the city's mining companies, demanding better wages and working conditions.

3. In 1944, World War II hero Joe Medicine Crow was awarded the Bronze Star on this day. He would go on to become the last living Plains Indian war chief and would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.

4. The University of Montana Grizzlies football team defeated Idaho State on this day in 2012 in what became known as the "Miracle in Missoula." The Grizzlies scored 36 points in the fourth quarter to win the game 36-27, breaking multiple school records.

5. On this day in 1969, three men were shot and killed in a confrontation between Blackfeet Indian activists and law enforcement at the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters in Browning, Montana. The incident became known as the "Browning shootout" and led to increased tensions between Native American groups and the government.