Below are five interesting facts about January 5 in Kansas history:

1. In 1865, William Quantrill, the infamous Confederate raider who led a raid on Lawrence, Kansas in 1863, was killed in a shootout with Union troops near Taylorsville, Kentucky.

2. In 1880, Frank L. Wright, the influential American architect who designed many notable buildings, including the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Wright lived and worked in Kansas early in his career, designing a number of buildings across the state.

3. In 1909, the first meeting of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture was held in Topeka. The board was established to promote and develop agriculture in the state, and it continues to operate to this day.

4. In 1911, the first-ever rotary snowplow was used to clear a path through the snow on the Kansas Pacific Railway. The snowplow, invented by Canadian dentist J.W. Elliot, revolutionized winter transportation in snowy regions.

5. In 2002, a fire destroyed the Beachner Grain elevator in Haysville, Kansas, causing an estimated $10 million in damages. The fire, which was started by a spark from a propane heater, was one of the largest grain elevator fires in state history.