1. On November 27, 1864, the Sand Creek Massacre occurred in eastern Colorado, which at the time was part of Kansas Territory. Colonel John Chivington led a surprise attack on a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho encampment, killing approximately 230 Indigenous men, women, and children.

2. In 1927, John R. Brinkley, a controversial doctor and radio host, was charged with violating federal radio regulations in Kansas. Brinkley had used his radio shows to promote his medical practices and political ambitions, but the charges ultimately led to his downfall.

3. On November 27, 1941, the Kansas City Star reported on the arrival of 1,000 refugees from Europe at a resettlement camp near Newton, Kansas. The refugees were primarily Jewish people who had escaped persecution in Germany and Austria.

4. In 1983, Kansas Governor John Carlin signed the nation's first mandatory seat belt law. The law required all drivers and passengers to wear seat belts while in a moving vehicle, and was seen as a major step forward in promoting automobile safety.

5. On November 27, 2018, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced that he would not recuse himself from his role in overseeing a recount in a close gubernatorial race. Kobach was a candidate in the race, and his opponents had called for him to step down from his position as Secretary of State to prevent any conflicts of interest.