History

Some experts say Cinco de Mayo celebrations began in California. Pictured at the historic Avila House in 1953 are Miguel Garcia, Margarita Garcia, Virginia Henandez, and Beatrice Aguirre. (Herald-Examiner Collection | Los Angeles Public Library)

A Kansas City Historian Explains the Origins of Cinco de Mayo

Here’s a brief lesson on the history behind Cinco de Mayo.

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curiousKC's May voting round focuses in on how Kansas City was shaped

curiousKC | Questions on Archaeology, Streetcars, Districts and Demographics Up for Vote

curiousKC’s May voting round focuses in on how Kansas City was shaped.

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Demolition this month of the former Entercom radio complex in Westwood revealed the original KMBC tower transmitter facility, built in 1933 and later hidden within the more contemporary facility added decades later.

Signing Off: Demolition of Old Radio Station Triggers Nostalgia in Westwood

In Westwood, Kansas, demolition of an old radio station has triggered a wave of nostalgia.

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Tymia Morgan is a teacher at Central High School. She is one of two educators in Kansas City who will implement the 1619 curriculum in classrooms.

Kansas City Public Schools Secures Grant for 1619 Education Program

Out of over 200 applicants, one Kansas City school was selected for the 1619 Education Program.

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Ernest Hemingway at his home in Cuba, late 1940s.

Ernest Hemingway: PBS Documentary Grapples With Both Man and Myth

A new PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick passes through Kansas City on its way around the world to tell the sweeping story of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway.

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