Timeline of Kansas City, Missouri

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The following is a timeline of the history of Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

Contents

19th century

20th century

1900s-1940s

1950s-1990s

21st century

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nergal 1980.
  2. 1 2 Federal Writers' Project 1941.
  3. 1 2 Shortridge, James R. (2012). Kansas City and How it Grew, 1822-2011. University of Press of Kansas.
  4. Nickel, Jamie. "Alexander Majors House Museum". Clio: Your Guide to History. Clio Foundation. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  5. "Union Cemetery". Kansas City Parks & Rec. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. Diane, Euston. "Dr. Johnston Lykins, a Missionary, Translator, Physician and Civic Leader". Martincitytelegraph.com. Martin City Telegraph. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  7. "Building Through the Bluffs". HMdb.org. The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Britannica 1910.
  9. "Collapse of the Union Women's Prison in Kansas City | Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, 1854-1865". civilwaronthewesternborder.org. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  10. Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.), July 4, 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063615/1897-07-04/ed-1/seq-3/>
  11. Rick Montgomery; Shirl Kasper (1999). Kansas City: An American Story. Kansas City Star Books. ISBN   978-0-9604884-0-7.
  12. 1 2 Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  13. Drouin, Jeremy. "KCQ Taps into the History of an Early Kansas City Beer Garden". kchistory.org. Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  14. 1 2 Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  15. "Cheers to 150 Years of the St. Pat's Day Parade". Martin City Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  16. "Old St. Patrick Oratory". heyerarchitect.com. William Heyer Architect. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  17. "How this century-old map shop is thriving in the Internet age". KansasCityMag.com. Kansas City Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  18. "Kessinger Hunter History". KessingerHunter.com. Kessinger Hunter. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  19. Newill, Cody. "The 8th Street Tunnel Is A Gateway To Kansas City's History — But You Probably Can't Get In". KCUR.org. KCUR. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  20. Whitney 1908.
  21. Ben, M. "Quality Hill Overlook and Historic District". theclio.com. Clio: Your Guide to History. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  22. Rieber, Ellie. "Oakwood Country Club". Clio: Your Guide to History. Clio Foundation. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  23. "Ready for Its Hobo Guests". The Kansas City Times . December 20, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  24. Lawson, Ben (January 2, 2018). "Taste & See KC: Kansas City Workhouse Castle becoming a ruin". KSHB. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  25. 1 2 Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (May 9, 2013). "Kansas City, Missouri". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica . Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  26. "Congregation Beth Shalom". Midtown KC Post. Midtown KC Post. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  27. Sprick, Ian. "8th Street Tunnel Entrance 1904-1956". Clio: Your Guide to History. Clio Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  28. Jeffress, Sylvia. "General Hospital (1908-1976)". Clio: Your Guide to History. Clio Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  29. "Washington Square Park". kcparks.org. Kansas City Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  30. Collson, Kevin. "Grand Avenue Temple Closes, Downtown Sanctuary Since 1912". flatlandkc.org. Public Television 19, Inc. (Kansas City PBS). Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  31. Nina Mjagkij (1994). Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the YMCA, 1852-1946. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   0-8131-2801-3.
  32. "Timeline". Union Station Kansas City. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  33. "Member Institutions in Missouri". Washington DC: American Association of Community Colleges . Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  34. "Inside the Truman and Jacobson Haberdashery". TrumanLibrary.gov. Harry S Truman Library & Museum. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  35. Mendoza, Valerie. "Kansas City's Mexican Community and the Guadalupe Center". pendergastkc.org. Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  36. Stahly, Nichole. "Monroe Hotel Building". Clio: Your Guide to History. Clio Foundation. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  37. Alex, Ayala. "Boone Theater". African American Heritage Trail of Kansas City, MO. African American Heritage Trail of Kansas City, MO. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  38. "History Timeline". cccckc.org. Country Club Christian Church. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  39. Conrads, David. "Joe Turner". kchistory.org. Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  40. 1 2 "Movie Theaters in Kansas City, MO". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  41. "Pioneer Mother Memorial". KCParks.org. KC Parks Department. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  42. "Learn About Kansas City's Jazz Heyday!". mocsa.org. MOCSA. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  43. Conrads, David. "William (Count) Basie". kchistory.org. Missouri Valley Special Collections: Biograph. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  44. "Plaza Art Fair History". plazaartfair.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  45. "Learn About Kansas City's Jazz Heyday!". mocsa.org. MOCSA. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  46. Kelly, Dan. "How Kansas City's Bloody Election Day in 1934 Tarnished the City and Scarred a 6-year-old Girl". Kansascity.com. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  47. Kelly, Dan. "How Kansas City's Bloody Election Day in 1934 Tarnished the City and Scarred a 6-year-old Girl". Kansascity.com. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  48. Clay, Elonda. "Charlie Parker". kchistory.org. Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  49. "Hunt Midwest Timeline". HuntMidwest,com. Hunt Midwest. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  50. "Missouri". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1953. hdl:2027/mdp.39015038055821.
  51. 1 2 Kansas City Public Library. "Local history & genealogy: Alphabetical List of Special Collections" . Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  52. "James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area". mdc.mo.gov. Conservation Commission of Missouri. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  53. "On 60th anniversary, firefighters highlight changes deadly Southwest Boulevard fire created". August 16, 2019.
  54. "History of the Rep". Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  55. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Kansas City Sister Cities". kcsistercities.org. Sister City Association of Kansas City, MO. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  56. "Royals Timeline". MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  57. "Celebrating the Irish in Kansas City since 1974". Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade. KC Irish Parade Committee. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  58. "Cheers to 150 Years of the St. Pat's Day Parade". Martin City Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  59. "Hospital Hill Run to Celebrate its 50th Anniversary Event on Saturday, June 3, 2023". runningusa.org. Running USA. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  60. Trowbridge, David J. "Black Archives of Mid-America". Clio: Your Guide to History. Clio Foundation. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  61. "Organized Crime and Use of Violence: Hearings Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session". 1989.
  62. Le, Karen. "The Coates House Hotel". Clio: Your Guide to History. Clio Foundation. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  63. "Shuttlecocks". Nelson-Atkins.org. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
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  65. "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Kansas City city, Kansas QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
  66. Trowbridge, David J; Stahly, Nichole. "Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden". Clio: Your Guide to History. Clio Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  67. Kaufmann, Gina. "How Kansas City's Crossroads Became An Arts District, And The Story Behind First Fridays". kcur.org. KCUR. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  68. Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack . Washington, D.C. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  69. "Kansas City (city), Missouri". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  70. "30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot". American Cities Project. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. 2013.
  71. "Google Fiber: Why does Kansas City get to go high-speed?", Christian Science Monitor, July 27, 2012
  72. "Two Cities With Blazing Internet Speed Search for a Killer App", New York Times, September 5, 2014
  73. "Entrepreneurs reflect back on Kansas City Startup Village". Associated Press News . 2019.
  74. "The Walking Wall". The Walking Wall. Andy Goldsworthy. Retrieved February 1, 2025.

Bibliography

19th century publications

20th century publications

21st century publications

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