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Jackson, David W. Kansas City Chronicles: An Up-To-Date History (Arcadia, 2010). Mallea, Amahia K. A river in the city of fountains: an environmental history of Kansas City and the Missouri River (University Press of Kansas, 2018). Matlin, John S. Political Party Machines of the 1920s and 1930s: Tom Pendergast and the Kansas City Democratic ...
Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area. The city lies within Jackson, Clay, Platte counties, and a small portion in Cass County. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035.
Matt Beat delves into the origin of the word Kansas, why a border runs between the two Kansas Cities and how Kansans once tried to steal KCMO. ... The editorial board of the Kansas City Times ...
1883 - Bobby Bell of the Kansas City Chiefs inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 1985 World Series won by Kansas City Royals with Manager Dick Howser; Harris-Kearney House opens as a museum. 1986 - Town Pavilion hi-rise built. 1987 - Len Dawson of the Kansas City Chiefs inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 1988 ACT UP chapter ...
The United States has a rich history spanning nearly 250 years. The national motto "In God We Trust" dates back to the Civil War—although Congress didn't make it official until 1956.
Originally, Kansas City, Missouri was known as the Town of Kansas, inspired by the Kansas River, named after the Kansa Native American tribe, according to The Kansas City Public Library. By 1889 ...
A Kansas City Public Library historian said McCoy "single-handedly had the greatest effect on the development of early Kansas City". He founded Westport [3] and is widely regarded as "the father of Kansas City". [1] Pioneer Park is at Westport and Broadway, with a sculpture by Thomas L. Beard of Alexander Majors, John McCoy, and Jim Bridger.
The haters used to call Kansas City “Gully Town.” A reader asked us to explain the transformation. ‘Kansas City is so ugly’: How our town leveled up from its dirty, hilly, homely past