1. On May 24, 1869, the Harvey House restaurant chain opened its first location in Kansas. The chain would go on to expand throughout the western United States, serving delicious meals to travelers along the railway.

2. May 24, 1935, marks the date that the first night game was played at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. The Kansas City Blues defeated Tulsa 13-3, under the lights at what would later become Kauffman Stadium.

3. On May 24, 1959, NASA astronaut Ron Evans was born in St. Francis, Kansas. He would go on to serve as a member of the Apollo 17 mission, the last manned mission to the Moon.

4. The first permanent European settlement in Kansas, Fort Leavenworth, was established on May 24, 1827, by Colonel Henry Leavenworth. Today, Fort Leavenworth remains an active military installation and is home to the United States Army Command and General Staff College.

5. The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, located in Bonner Springs, Kansas, dedicated its National Farmers Memorial on May 24, 1981. The memorial honors the hardworking farmers and ranchers of America, who help feed the world.