1. In 2002, the deadliest plane crash in Alaska history occurred on September 27 when a chartered flight crashed into a mountainside in southeast Alaska, killing all 10 people on board.

2. On September 27, 1967, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System received federal approval to construct a 800-mile pipeline to transport oil from the North Slope to the port of Valdez.

3. In 1993, a constitutional amendment was proposed in Alaska on September 27 that would have made English the official language of the state. However, it was ultimately rejected by voters.

4. September 27, 1975 marked the first game ever played by the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves hockey team. They played against the University of British Columbia and lost 10-0.

5. On September 27, 1996, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska became the first national wildlife refuge in the United States to use sled dogs for wildlife management purposes, specifically for monitoring caribou populations.