1. On October 29, 1864, the Battle of Mine Creek took place in Linn County, Kansas during the American Civil War. Union forces under General Samuel Curtis defeated Confederate forces, which helped seal the fate of Confederate General Sterling Price's Missouri campaign.

2. In 1919, Kansas Governor Henry Allen declared martial law on October 29 in response to a coal miner's strike in southeast Kansas. The strike had caused violence and disruption for months, and the governor ordered troops to take control of the region and arrest strike leaders.

3. The Kansas State Capitol building was dedicated on October 29, 1903. The building, located in Topeka, is one of the state's most recognizable landmarks and houses the offices of the governor, legislature, and other state agencies.

4. October 29, 1929, is known as "Black Tuesday" - the day the stock market crashed and triggered the start of the Great Depression. Kansas, like many other states, was hard hit by the economic downturn and many residents struggled to make ends meet.

5. Kansas became a state on January 29, 1861, but it wasn't until October 29 of that year that the state's first governor, Charles Robinson, was inaugurated. Robinson played a key role in establishing Kansas as a free state during the tumultuous years leading up to the Civil War.