1. In 1871, the town of Osawatomie, Kansas was hit by a tornado that killed nine people and destroyed much of the town. The storm was part of a larger outbreak that swept through the central United States, causing extensive damage and loss of life.

2. On December 2, 1861, Union forces under General James G. Blunt defeated a Confederate army at the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas. The battle was one of the largest in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and helped secure Union control of northwestern Arkansas.

3. In 1914, the first airplane to fly across Kansas landed in Wichita. The plane, piloted by Harriet Quimby, was on a cross-country flight from New York to San Francisco.

4. December 2, 1938 marked the opening of the first indoor shopping mall in the United States, located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Country Club Plaza was designed by architect J.C. Nichols and featured a mix of retail, office, and residential spaces.

5. On this day in 1979, the Kansas Jayhawks football team defeated their arch-rivals, the Missouri Tigers, in a dramatic game that ended with a last-minute touchdown pass. The game, known as the "Missouri Miracle," helped the Jayhawks secure a spot in the Sun Bowl and remains one of the most memorable moments in KU football history.