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1. In 1906, a devastating tornado struck the town of Topeka, killing 11 people and causing widespread destruction.
2. In 1914, a group of suffragists from Kansas participated in the National Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C., to advocate for women's right to vote.
3. In 1936, the Kansas State Fair, one of the largest agricultural fairs in the country, opened for the first time in Hutchinson.
4. In 1951, the state of Kansas passed the first legislation in the country allowing for the licensing of professional counselors.
5. In 2016, the Kansas City Royals baseball team retired the number 5 in honor of Hall of Famer George Brett, who spent his entire career with the team and led them to their first World Series championship in 1985.
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