Anonymous ID: 7c3768 March 15, 2018, 6:41 p.m. No.679932   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9952 >>9961 >>0120

>>678255

 

 

NATIONAL KANSAS DAY

On March 15, National Kansas Day recognizes The Sunflower State.

 

Magnificent herds of bison, elk, mule deer and antelope roamed the vast open plains populated by Cherokee, Osage, Pawnee and many other tribes. The region became a part of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

 

Generations of travelers came to Kansas as the country expanded. From the Corps of Discover in 1804 to the Pony Express, all the roads in Kansas seemed to point westward.

 

Railroads brought rapid settlement to the territory and with it the divisive decision for citizens regarding statehood. Would Kansas be free or slave? The debates turned so vicious, the territory earned the name โ€œBleeding Kansasโ€ before entering the union as the 34th state and free.

 

With the railroads, ranching, livestock, and agriculture grew. The verdant, fertile soil of the Kansas farmland made the state the Breadbasket of the World.

 

Frank L. Baum even depicted farm life for one young girl named Dorothy in his books about a place called Oz. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz took the world by storm, especially when Hollywood put Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan, Margaret Hamilton and Billie Burke in the cast. There was indeed no place like home, no place like Kansas.

 

One of the most critical decisions in Civil Rights history took place in Topeka, Kansas. The appeal of Brown vs. the Board of Education was brought before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1954. What had started with groups of parents and teachers in all-black schools in communities across the country had finally culminated in a final decision. Separate but equal violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

 

HOW TO OBSERVE

 

Discover the trails and byways of Kansas! Follow the Yellow Brick Road, find an adventure and history or explore the back roads. Dive into barbeque while listening to live jazz. Celebrate National Kansas Day with us! Use #NationalKansasDay to share on social media.

 

Each week following the week of Independence Day 2017, National Day Calendar will be announcing a National Day in honor of each state in the order they entered the union. We start with Delaware on July 13 and will complete the celebrations with Hawaii on June 27, 2018, allowing for some time off for the holidaysโ€ฆ

 

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https:// nationaldaycalendar.com/national-kansas-day-march-15/

Anonymous ID: 7c3768 March 15, 2018, 6:52 p.m. No.680120   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>0138 >>0265

>>679961

That is interesting.

 

>>679932

I just reread what I copy/pasted:

HOW TO OBSERVE

 

Discover the trails and byways of Kansas! Follow the Yellow Brick Road, find an adventure and history or explore the back roads. Dive into barbeque while listening to live jazz. Celebrate National Kansas Day with us! Use #NationalKansasDay to share on social media.

 

 

https:// www.getruralkansas.com/Wamego/186Explore/905.shtml