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

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19th century

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  • 1838 - Settlement named "Town of Kansas".[1]
  • 1846 - Population: 700.[2]
  • 1840 - City Market active.[1]
  • 1850 - "City of Kansas" incorporated.[1]
  • 1854 - Bleeding Kansas
  • 1857 - Chamber of Commerce established.[2]
  • 1860 - Population: 4,418.[3]
  • 1864 - October 23: Battle of Westport.
  • 1869 - Missouri River railroad bridge opens.[1]
  • 1870 - Population: 32,260.[4]
  • 1871 - Kansas City Bar Library Assoc. formed.[5]
  • 1872 - Elmwood Cemetery established.
  • 1875 - Fetterman Circulating Library in business.[5]
  • 1880 - Population: 55,785.[3]
  • 1882
    • Kansas City Club founded.
    • First electric lights used in KC; implemented by KCP&L
  • 1889
  • 1890 - Population: 132,716.[3]
  • 1892 - Court House built.[3]
  • 1893
  • 1895 - Kansas City School of Law founded.

20th century

1900s-1940s

1950s-1990s

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Nergal 1980.
  2. ^ a b Federal Writers' Project 1941. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFFederal_Writers'_Project1941 (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
  4. ^ a b Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  5. ^ a b Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  6. ^ Whitney 1908.
  7. ^ a b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Kansas City, Missouri". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  8. ^ Nina Mjagkij (1994). Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the YMCA, 1852-1946. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2801-3.
  9. ^ "Timeline". Union Station Kansas City. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  10. ^ "Member Institutions in Missouri". Washington DC: American Association of Community Colleges. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  11. ^ "Truman: Chronology". Independence, Mo.: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Kansas City, MO". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  13. ^ "Missouri". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1953. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b Kansas City Public Library. "Local history & genealogy: Alphabetical List of Special Collections". Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Kansas City Sister Cities". kcsistercities.org. Sister City Association of Kansas City, MO. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  16. ^ "Royals Timeline". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  17. ^ "City of Kansas City, Mo". Archived from the original on April 1997 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  18. ^ "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Kansas City city, Kansas QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
  19. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  20. ^ "Kansas City (city), Missouri". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  21. ^ "30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot". American Cities Project. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts. 2013.
  22. ^ "Google Fiber: Why does Kansas City get to go high-speed?", Christian Science Monitor, July 27, 2012
  23. ^ "Two Cities With Blazing Internet Speed Search for a Killer App", New York Times, September 5, 2014
  24. ^ "Kansas City Startup Village". 2012.
  25. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941), "Missouri Chronology", Missouri: A Guide to the 'Show Me' State, American Guide Series, New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century
Published in the 20th century
Published in the 21st century
  • Paul S. Boyer, ed. (2001). "Kansas City". Oxford Companion to United States History. Oxford University Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-19-508209-8. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  • David J. Wishart, ed. (2004). "Cities and Towns: Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  • American Cities Project (2013). "Kansas City (MO)". America's Big Cities in Volatile Times: City Profiles. Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts.
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