Kansas Humanities Council Press Release Rearrange the first four letters in the name “Topeka” and you get “Poet.” The wordplay is fitting when you think of…
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June 2 1886 Grover Cleveland became the first U.S. president to get married in the White House. 1924 Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American…
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Press Release Mesa, Arizona – (May 31, 2017) – The Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum announces a change in its Flying Legends of Victory Summer…
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June 1 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state in the United States. 1796 Tennessee became the 16th state in the United States. 1938 The first…
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May 31 1790 The first U.S. Copyright Law was enacted, protecting books, maps, and other original materials. 1889 Heavy rains caused the South Fork Dam…
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Press Release from the City of Hays Please be advised that beginning Tuesday, May 30, 2017, Ash Street will be closed from the alley south…
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May 26 1521 Martin Luther’s writings were banned by the Edict of Worms. 1868 President Andrew Johnson avoided conviction for impeachment charges of “high crimes…
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Press Release, Kansas Board of Regents (Lawrence, Kansas) – Today the Kansas Board of Regents announced the appointment of Dr. Douglas A. Girod as the…
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May 25 1787 The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government. 1925 John…
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May 24 1844 Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, “What hath God wrought?” 1883 The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and…
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