The hide and head of the first MGM Lion, Leo, is at the McPherson Museum
Kansas was the first state to ratify the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which gave African-American men the right to vote.
There were no Indian attacks reported on the Oregon Trail as the travelers passed through the state.
Kansas was the first state to ratify the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which gave African-American men the right to vote.
There were no Indian attacks reported on the Oregon Trail as the travelers passed through the state.
The world famous fast-food chain of Pizza Hut restaurants opened its first store in Wichita.
Helium was discovered in 1905 at the University of Kansas and Kansas is one of the two sources of helium in the U.S.
Helium was discovered in 1905 at the University of Kansas and Kansas is one of the two sources of helium in the U.S.
The Arkansas River may be the only river whose pronunciation changes as it crosses state lines. In Kansas, it is called the Arkansas (ahr-KAN-zuhs). On both sides of Kansas (Colorado and Oklahoma ), it is called the Arkansaw.
A hailstone weighing more than one and a half pounds once fell on Coffeyville.
Cawker City, Kansas lays claims to the world’s largest ball of twine with a 38 foot circumference, weighing almost 17,000 pounds, and still growing.
In 1990 Kansas wheat farmers produced enough wheat to make 33 billion loaves of bread, or enough to provide each person on earth with 6 loaves.
The Geodetic Center of North America is about 40 miles south of Lebanon at Meade's Ranch. It is the beginning point of reference for land surveying in North America meaning when a surveyor checks a property line, he or she is checking the position of property in relation to Meade's Ranch in northwest Kansas.
Kansas has the largest population of prairie chickens wild grouse in North America
Wyatt Earp, James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok and William B. "Bat" Masterson were three of the legendary lawmen who kept the peace in rowdy frontier towns like Abilene, Dodge City, Ellsworth, Hays, and Wichita.
Established in 1827, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is the oldest military post in continuous operation west of the Mississippi.
William Purvis and Charles Wilson of Goodland, Kansas invented the helicopter in 1909
Dodge City is the windiest city in the United States, with an average wind speed of 14 miles per hour.
Goodland, Kansas proudly boasts the world's largest easel. Sitting atop the 80 foot, 40,000 pound steel easel, is a giant replica of Vincent Van Gough's Sunflower painting.
Amelia Earhart, the first woman granted a pilot's license by the National Aeronautics Associate and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, was from Atchison.
The three largest herds of buffalo in Kansas are located on public lands at the Maxwell Game Preserve in McPherson, the Big Basin in Ashland, and the Buffalo Game Preserve in Garden City.
I don't know if other states celebrate their state-hood like Kansas does, but I always loved it! So, I hope you have a wonderful Kansas Day where ever you are from!
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The class celebrated Kansas Day with a special treat: wheat bread (state grain) topped with honey (from the state insect) and sunflower seeds (state flower). All the kids loved it, but now I have to wash desks! (Durn sticky fingers!)
Thanks for the lesson on Kansas! Erick will be impressed. :)
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