1. On October 26, 1937, former President Calvin Coolidge came to speak in Kansas City, Kansas. During his speech, he praised Kansas for its "distinctive character and spirit of progress."
2. In 1866, the Kansas Pacific Railroad was completed in Lawrence, Kansas. This railroad helped connect the eastern United States to the West and played a significant role in the development of Kansas.
3. October 26, 1881, marks the day when Wyatt Earp and his brothers, along with Doc Holliday, killed three men in the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Wyatt Earp later lived in various towns in Kansas, including Dodge City and Wichita.
4. In 1888, the first issue of The Topeka State Journal was published in Topeka, Kansas. The newspaper is still in circulation today.
5. On October 26, 1955, the University of Kansas Jayhawkers (now known as the Jayhawks) football team defeated Colorado 54-0 in a game played in Lawrence, Kansas. This was the third consecutive shutout for the Jayhawks that season.