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- 19th century
- 20th century 1900s-1940s 1950s-1990s
- 21st century
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The following is a timeline of the history of Kansas City, Missouri, United States. {{Dynamic list}}{{TOC right}}19th century{{History of Missouri}}- 1838 - Settlement named "Town of Kansas".{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1846 - Population: 700.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941}}
- 1840 - City Market active.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1850 - "City of Kansas" incorporated.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1854 - Bleeding Kansas
- 1857 - Chamber of Commerce established.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941}}
- 1860 - Population: 4,418.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1864 - October 23: Battle of Westport.
- 1869 - Missouri River railroad bridge opens.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1870 - Population: 32,260.[1]
- 1871 - Kansas City Bar Library Assoc. formed.[2]
- 1872 - Elmwood Cemetery established.
- 1875 - Fetterman Circulating Library in business.[2]
- 1880 - Population: 55,785.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1882
- Kansas City Club founded.
- First electric lights used in KC; implemented by KCP&L
- 1889
- "Kansas City" formed by merger of Westport and City of Kansas.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- Kansas City Public Library building opens.{{sfn|Whitney|1908}}
- 1890 - Population: 132,716.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1892 - Court House built.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1893
- City Hall built.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- Kansas City Athletic Club active.
- 1895 - Kansas City School of Law founded.
- 1900
- July: 1900 Democratic National Convention held.
- Federal Building constructed.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- Population: 163,752.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
20th century1900s-1940s- 1903 - Automobile Club of Kansas City active.
- 1904 - Children's Mercy Hospital active.[3]
- 1908 - City Hospital built.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1909 Kansas City Zoo opens in Swope Park
- 1910
- Hall Brothers in business.
- Population: 248,381.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
- 1913 - Cook Paint and Varnish Company in business.
- 1914
- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and Paseo YMCA[4] open.
- Union Station rebuilt.[5]
- 1915 - Kansas City Polytechnic Institute established.[6]
- 1917 - Rockhurst College opens.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1919 - Truman and Jacobson's haberdashery in business.[7]
- 1920 - Population: 324,410.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1922 - WPE radio begins broadcasting.
- 1923 Fairyland Amusement Park opens at 7501 Prospect
- 1926
- Ararat Shrine Temple and Bagdad Theatre[8] open.
- Liberty Memorial dedicated to World War I veterans, opens
- 1927 Downtown Airport opens, dedicated by Charles Lindbergh
- 1928
- June: 1928 Republican National Convention.
- F. W. Woolworth Building constructed.
- 1931 - Kansas City Power and Light Building constructed.
- 1933 - June 17: Kansas City massacre.
- 1936 - Holy Land Christian Mission founded.[3]
- 1945 - K.C. native Harry S Truman sworn in as President of the United States after President Franklin Roosevelt's sudden death
- 1937 - Kansas City City Hall rebuilt.
- 1946
- Linda Hall Library established.
- William E. Kemp becomes mayor.
- 1948 - Harry S Truman wins Presidential election
- 1949
- Crest Drive-In cinema active (approximate date).[8]
- Richard Walker Bolling becomes U.S. representative for Missouri's 5th congressional district.[9]
- 1945 K.C native Harry S Truman sworn in as President of the United States.
- 1948 First national leadership conference of the Future Homemakers of America (FHA) was held. FHA is known today as Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).
1950s-1990s- 1951 - July: Great Flood of 1951.[10]
- 1954 - U.S. Weather Bureau Severe Local Storms Unit relocated to Kansas City.
- 1954 - Paseo Bridge opens
- 1955 - H. Roe Bartle becomes mayor.
- 1956 - First runway opens at Kansas City Industrial Airport, now KCI
- 1957
- Kansas City Ballet founded.
- Ruskin Heights Tornado (F-5)
- 1959 - 5 KC firefighters killed in gas tank explosion on Southwest Blvd.
- 1963
- University of Missouri–Kansas City established.
- Ilus W. Davis becomes mayor
- 1964 - Kansas City Repertory Theatre founded [11]
- 1967 - Sister city relationship established with Seville, Spain.[12]
- 1968 - April: 1968 Kansas City, Missouri riot.
- 1969
- Kansas City Royals baseball team formed.,[13]
- Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl
- 1970 - Population: 507,330.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1971
- Crown Center opens.
- Charles Wheeler becomes mayor.
- 1972
- Sister city relationship established with Kurashiki, Japan.[12]
- Arrowhead Stadium opens
- 1973
- Sister city relationship established with Morelia, Mexico.[12]
- Worlds of Fun opens
- Kauffman Stadium opens as Royals Stadium
- 1974
- Kemper Arena opens.
- Sister city relationship established with Freetown, Sierra Leone.[12]
- 1976 - World Science Fiction Convention held.
- 1977 - Fairyland Amusement Park closes after extensive damage by windstorm
- 1978 - Sister city relationship established with Tainan, Taiwan.[12]
- 1979 - Richard L. Berkley becomes mayor.
- 1980 - Hyatt Regency hotel opens.
- 1981 - July 17: Hyatt Regency walkway collapse.
- 1982
- Kansas City Symphony active.
- Oceans of Fun opens
- 1985 - Kansas City Royals and Manager Dick Howser win I-70 World Series
- 1986 - Town Pavilion hi-rise built.
- 1988
- ACT UP chapter founded.[10]
- One Kansas City Place built.
- Serial killer Bob Berdella apprehended, pleaded guilty to first degree murder, given life in prison sentence
- 1989 - Sister city relationship established with Xi'an, China.[12]
- 1990 - Population: 435,146.[14]
- 1991
- Kansas City Stockyards close.
- Emanuel Cleaver becomes mayor.
- Firefighters' Memorial Fountain dedicated, at 31st & Broadway
- Sister city relationship established with Guadalajara, Mexico.[12]
- 1993
- Sister city relationships established with Hannover, Germany and Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[12]
- Great Flood of 1993
- 1994 - Bartle Hall Convention Center opens.
- 1995 - Sister city relationship established with Arusha, Tanzania.[12]
- 1997
- City website online (approximate date).[15]{{Chronology citation needed|date=January 2016}}
- Sister city relationship established with San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico.[12]
- 1998 - Sister city relationship established with Ramla, Israel.[12]
- 1999 - Kay Barnes becomes mayor.
- 2000 - Population: 441,545.[16]
21st century- 2001 - Regional Kansas City SmartPort economic development group established.
- 2004 - Sister city relationship established with Metz, France.[12]
- 2005
- Penn Valley skatepark opens.
- Emanuel Cleaver becomes U.S. representative for Missouri's 5th congressional district.[17]
- 2007
- Sprint Center (arena) opens.
- Irish Museum and Cultural Center active.
- Mark Funkhouser becomes mayor.
- 2010
- Population: 459,787.[18]
- Paseo Bridge closed, demolished
- Christopher S. Bond Bridge opens, replacing Paseo Bridge
- 2011
- Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opens.
- Sly James becomes mayor.
- Population: 463,202; metro 2,052,676.[19]
- 2012
- Google Fiber service begins.[20][21]
- Kansas City Startup Village established.[22]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130415110859/http://citycampkc.org/ CityCampKC] and IgniteKC begin.
- 2014 - Liberty Memorial designated National World War I Monument
See also- List of mayors of Kansas City, Missouri
- History of the Kansas City metropolitan area
- Timeline of St. Louis
- {{req|Timeline of Missouri}}[23]
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Truman Library and Museum |location=Independence, Mo. |accessdate=November 30, 2014 }} 8. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/missouri/kansas-city?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Kansas City, MO |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |accessdate=March 5, 2014 }} 9. ^{{cite book |title=Official Congressional Directory |location=Washington DC |publisher=Government Printing Office |year=1953 |chapter= Missouri |chapterurl= http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015038055821?urlappend=%3Bseq=120 }} 10. ^1 {{cite web |author=Kansas City Public Library |url= http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/alphabetical-list-special-collections |title=Local history & genealogy: Alphabetical List of Special Collections |accessdate=November 30, 2014 }} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://kcrep.org/history-of-the-rep|title=History of the Rep|work=Kansas City Repertory Theatre|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en-US}} 12. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite web |url=http://www.kcsistercities.org/sister-cities |title=Kansas City Sister Cities |publisher=Sister City Association of Kansas City, MO |website=kcsistercities.org |accessdate=December 30, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009123500/http://www.kcsistercities.org/sister-cities |archivedate=October 9, 2014 |df= }} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/kc/history/timeline.jsp |title=Royals Timeline |accessdate=November 30, 2014 |publisher=MLB Advanced Media }} 14. ^{{citation |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |year=1998 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html |publisher=US Census Bureau }} 15. ^{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/19970413060400/http://www.kcmo.org/ |url= http://www.kcmo.org/ |archivedate= April 1997 |title= City of Kansas City, Mo. |via= Internet Archive, Wayback Machine }} 16. ^{{cite web |publisher=US Census Bureau |series= State & County QuickFacts |work= Kansas City city, Kansas QuickLinks |title=Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 |url= http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/20/2036000lk.htmll }} 17. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members |title=Members of Congress |work=GovTrack |author=Civic Impulse, LLC |location=Washington, D.C. |accessdate= March 5, 2014 }} 18. ^{{cite web |url= http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/2938000.html |title= Kansas City (city), Missouri |work= State & County QuickFacts |publisher= U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate= March 5, 2014 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120423160756/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/2938000.html |archivedate= April 23, 2012 |df= }} 19. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pewstates.org/research/data-visualizations/30-cities-an-introductory-snapshot-85899380032 |title=30 Cities: An Introductory Snapshot |year=2013 |work=American Cities Project |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Pew Charitable Trusts }} 20. ^{{citation |work=Christian Science Monitor |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2012/0727/Google-Fiber-Why-does-Kansas-City-get-to-go-high-speed-video |title=Google Fiber: Why does Kansas City get to go high-speed? |date=July 27, 2012 }} 21. ^{{citation |work=New York Times |date=September 5, 2014 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/06/technology/two-cities-with-blazing-internet-speed-search-for-a-killer-app.html |title= Two Cities With Blazing Internet Speed Search for a Killer App}} 22. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.kcstartupvillage.org/blog/2012/10/ |title=Kansas City Startup Village |year=2012 }} 23. ^{{Citation |author = Federal Writers' Project |location=New York |publisher= Duell, Sloan and Pearce |series= American Guide Series |title= Missouri: A Guide to the 'Show Me' State |year= 1941 |chapter= Missouri Chronology |chapterurl= https://archive.org/stream/missouriguidetos00writrich#page/577/mode/1up }}
Bibliography{{Refbegin}}- Published in 19th century
- Business directory, 1866
- {{cite book |title=History of Kansas City, Missouri |editor= Theo. S. Case |location= Syracuse, N.Y. |publisher= D. Mason |year=1888 |url= http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008732250 }}
- {{Citation |publisher = Hudson-Kimberly Pub. Co. |publication-place = Kansas City, Mo |title = History of Kansas City |url = http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23304661M/History_of_Kansas_City |author = William Griffith |publication-date = 1900 |oclc = 181275439 }}
- Published in 20th century
- {{cite book |chapter=Kansas City, Mo. |chapterurl=https://archive.org/stream/rlpolkcoskansass22rlpo#page/n53/mode/2up |title = Kansas State Gazetteer and Business Directory, including a complete business directory of Kansas City, Mo. |publication-date = 1908 |publisher = R.L. Polk & Co. }}
- {{Citation |url = http://openlibrary.org/books/ia:kansascitymissou01inwhit/Kansas_City_Missouri_its_history_and_its_people_1808-1908 |title = Kansas City, Missouri: its History and its People 1808-1908 |publication-date = 1908 |publisher = S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. |location=Chicago |author=Carrie Westlake Whitney
| ref = {{harvid|Whitney|1908}} }} | title = Encyclopædia Britannica | publication-place = New York | publication-date = 1910 | edition=11th | oclc = 14782424 | via=Internet Archive |chapterurl =https://archive.org/stream/encyclopaediabri15chisrich#page/661/mode/1up |chapter = Kansas City | ref = {{harvid|Britannica|1910}} }}- {{Citation |author = Federal Writers' Project |location=New York |publisher= Duell, Sloan and Pearce |series= American Guide Series |title= Missouri: A Guide to the 'Show Me' State |year= 1941 |chapter= Kansas City |chapterurl= https://archive.org/stream/missouriguidetos00writrich#page/241/mode/1up
| ref = {{harvid|Federal Writers' Project|1941}} }}- {{citation |title=Kansas City, Heartland U.S.A. |year=1976 |volume=150 |work=National Geographic Magazine |location=Washington DC }}
- {{Citation |publisher = E.P. Dutton |publication-place = New York |title = Encyclopedia of American Cities |url = https://archive.org/stream/encyclopediaofam00unib#page/179/mode/1up |publication-date = 1980 |ol=4120668M |editor=Ory Mazar Nergal |chapter= Kansas City, MO |page=179+
| ref = {{harvid|Nergal|1980}} }}- {{cite book|author1=Rick Montgomery|author2=Shirl Kasper|title=Kansas City: An American Story |year= 1999|publisher=Kansas City Star Books|isbn=978-0-9604884-0-7}}
- Published in 21st century
- {{cite book|editor=Paul S. Boyer |title= Oxford Companion to United States History |year= 2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-508209-8 |chapter=Kansas City |chapterurl= https://books.google.com/books?id=SgtyKzBes6QC&pg=PA417 |page=417 }}
- {{cite book |editor= David J. Wishart |title=Encyclopedia of the Great Plains |year=2004 |chapterurl=http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ct.000.xml |publisher= University of Nebraska Press |isbn= 0-8032-4787-7 |chapter=Cities and Towns: Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri }}
- {{cite web |url= http://www.pewstates.org/research/analysis/americas-big-cities-in-volatile-times-city-profiles-85899515062 |work=America's Big Cities in Volatile Times: City Profiles |year= 2013 |title= Kansas City (MO) |author=American Cities Project |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Pew Charitable Trusts }}
{{refend}}External links{{Commons category|Kansas City, Missouri}}- {{cite web |author=Kansas City Public Library |url= http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory/local-history-and-genealogy-research-guides |title=Local History and Genealogy Research Guides }}
- Items related to Kansas City, Mo., various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
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