Dwight D. Eisienhower
Do you know about Dwight D. Eisenhower? Well, he was born in Texas in 1890, although he was raised in Abilene, Kansas. He had four older...
What is Segregation?
What is Segregation? Segregation is a very important thing to know. And if you don’t know what it means, well, I am going to tell you....
The Kansas Flood of 1951
The 1951 flood of Kansas was a very tough time for all of Kansas. It started out as a minor flood, having a maximum of 18.5 inches of...
The Ogallala Aquifer
The Ogallala Aquifer is the biggest freshwater aquifer in the world. It is located under Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Oklahoma, New...
Brown vs. Board of Education
Realized emancipation occurred in 1865 with the 13th amendment (only four years after Kansas became a state), yet segregation was not...
The Federal Highway Act
The Federal Highway Act. What is this act? What did it do? Well there is a lot that you don’t know and there is a lot that you are about...
Korea, Vietnam Wars and Kansas
In 1945 WWII ends but there were still enemies lurking, the Soviet Union and Communism. The Soviet Union participated in conflicts in...
1952 Polio Outbreak
Polio. This disease has been around for years, always disappearing for a short while but comes back eventually. In 1952, an outbreak of...
Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis, born January 25, 1860, was an American attorney and politician, elected as the 31st Vice President of the United States...
Survivors of the Dust Bowl
Imagine breathing in dust everywhere you are, even in your own house. How about a huge dust cloud swallowing up your home to the point...
