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More than 100 Army Reserve soldiers, including some from Wichita, are in France this week to commemorate the closing days of World War I.The war ended on…
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The Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society Research Library is located inside a 100-year-old white house near 12th and Main. It has more than 21,000…
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The Wichita Public Library is launching a mobile app this weekend to take Wichitans on a walking history tour of Douglas Avenue. It's part of Sunday's…
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Next year, the Public History Program at Wichita State University will officially become the Local and Community History Program.Like Public History,…
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The United States Congress ratified the Louisiana Purchase Treaty on October 20th, 1803, officially transferring 826,000 square miles of land from French…
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While working on the African Americans of Wichita book project, I was struck by how many prominent figures of the 20th century were veterinarians. For…
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The United States designates the first Monday of September as a day to honor the contributions of American workers and the achievements of the American…
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The embryonic Republican presidential primary season has witnessed the startling rise of Donald Trump in early polling. As the current frontrunner among a…
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Wichitans are getting used to flying out of Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport, now that the old name of Mid-Continent has been retired.The story of that name…
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On July 28, 1868, Secretary of State William H. Seward issued a proclamation certifying the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the U.S, Constitution.…