History of Kansas Teaching Resources :: 265

Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Crash at Crush 1896

For Students 4th - 8th

Describes a publicity stunt at Crush, Texas in 1896, that was put on by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company. Two locomotives were made to collide head-on before an audience of almost 50,000 people. The event took a bad turn...

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Kansas History: The Last Land Rush

For Students 9th - 10th

A brief description of the land rush onto the Cherokee Strip, land sold by the Cherokees to the U.S. government in 1891.

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: "Massive Resistance" and the Little Rock Nine

For Students 9th - 10th

Read about the famous civil rights protest in Little Rock, Kansas in 1957 when nine African American students attempted to enter Central High School on the first day of school. Despite the presence of federal troops at the school for the...

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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Amelia Earhart

For Students 2nd - 7th

She was born July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. Amelia Earhart was one of our most celebrated aviators then, and still is today. She broke all sorts of flying records and charted new territories in a time when there were very few people...

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Black Past

Black Past: Davis Bend, Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th

This is an encyclopedia article which tells about an attempt to form an all black cooperative town in Mississippi after the Civil War.

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Super Bowl Boxscores: Super Bowl I

For Students 9th - 10th

Read about the first Super Bowl, which took place January 15, 1967. Also provided are video highlights, images, and game statistics.

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University: Separate but Not Equal

For Students 9th - 10th

Telling pictures of elementary schools for Blacks and Whites during the 50s and 60s. Discusses the situation in Prince Edward County that led to the Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County court case.

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The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th

Located in Kansas City, MO. A general art museum comprising objects from ancient times to the present, and all cultures, with special emphasis on Chinese art and English ceramics from the 17th century.

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Arrowhead Stadium

For Students 9th - 10th

Locate all the information you want to know about Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility and team, history of the venue, and news.

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