Kansas City History

Nell Donnelly Reed, the Missouri River and Walt Disney pictured here represent the four questions up for a vote in the March 2021 curiousKC voting round.

curiousKC | History Questions Up for Vote This Month

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | March 1, 2021

Do you like history? This month’s voting round is for you. Pick the question you want curiousKC to report on next.

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A Lewis and Clark statue pointing toward the KC skyline.

curiousKC | Muddy Water, Wildlife and Whiskey: Lewis and Clark’s Stop in Kansas City, Kansas

By Clarence Dennis | February 22, 2021

One curiousKC reader wanted to know more about where Lewis and Clark first landed in what would become Kansas City.

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Kansas City Monarchs team photo from 1934

Kansas City Monarchs Making History … Again

By Brian Burnes | February 9, 2021

The Kansas City Monarchs have been at the crossroads of social change for a century.

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Here's Arthur B. Church and images of the station he started, KMBC

curiousKC | A Brief History of KC Radio and the Broadcaster Who Started It All

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | February 8, 2021

This is a brief history lesson of one of the major players in Kansas City broadcasting and radio.

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curiousKC | Kicking Off Black History Month With Stories You Helped Us Find

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | February 1, 2021

curiousKC kicks off Black History Month with the local stories you helped us find.

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