1. In 1862, a fierce battle took place between Union and Confederate forces at Mill Springs, Kentucky. Among the Union soldiers fighting that day was John James Ingalls, a future senator from Kansas who had enlisted in the Union army in 1861.

2. On January 20, 1870, Kansas was officially admitted to the Union as the 34th state. The Kansas Constitution, which had been adopted by voters in October 1859, served as the state's governing document.

3. In 1885, historian William E. Connelley was born in Emporia, Kansas. Connelley became known for his research on Kansas history, particularly the early territorial period, and authored several books on the subject.

4. Kansas Governor Alf Landon was inaugurated for his second term on January 20, 1932. Landon, who had lost the 1936 presidential election to Franklin D. Roosevelt, is remembered for his efforts to balance the state budget and his opposition to the New Deal.

5. On January 20, 1977, music legend Bob Dylan played a concert at the Allen Fieldhouse on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence. The concert, which was part of Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour, featured a number of guest performers and is considered a highlight of Dylan's career.