Kansas timeline
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James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok Meets William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
In 1855, at the age of 18, Hickok moved to Kansas Territory following a fight with Charles Hudson, which resulted in both falling into a canal.... Read more
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Kansas is the 34th State Admitted to the Union
Kansas entered the Union as a free state on January 29, 1861. About two hundred years earlier the French Jesuit priests, Jacques Marquette and... Read more
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Battle of Chustenahlah - Opothleyahola Flees to Kansas
The Battle of Chustenahlah was fought in Osage County, Oklahoma, (then Indian Territory) on December 26, 1861, during the American Civil War. A... Read more
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First Battle of Independence, MO - Confederate Dominance near Kansas City Strengthened
Description: On August 11, 1862, Col. J.T. Hughes’s Confederate force, including William Quantrill, attacked Independence, at dawn, in two columns... Read more
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Quantrill's Raiders Pillage the City at the Lawrence Massacre
Description: In a supposed retaliation for a Union raid on Osceola, Missouri, Lt. Col. William C. Quantrill led a force of about 300 to 400... Read more
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Battle of Baxter Springs - Quantrill's Raiders Massacre Union Black Troops
Description: After conducting many raids in Kansas, including the massacre at Lawrence, Quantrill decided to winter in Texas. Along with other... Read more
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Battle of Mine Creek
Description: About six miles south of Trading Post, where the Marais de Cygnes engagement had occurred, the brigades of Col. Frederick W. Benteen... Read more
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James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok is Elected Sheriff of Ellis County, Kansas
In July 1869, Hickok was back in Hays and was elected sheriff and city marshal of Ellis County, Kansas, in a special election, on August 23, 1869.... Read more
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James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok Kills a 7th Cavalry Soldier in Gunfight at Paddy Welch's Bar
Unemployed, Hickok passed his time gambling, drinking, and occasionally working as a hunting guide. He quickly became bored and was considering... Read more
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James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok Kills Two Men During a Street Brawl
While working in Abilene, Hickok and Phil Coe, a saloon owner, had an ongoing dispute that later resulted in a shootout. Coe had been the business... Read more
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Transcontinental & Western Air Flight 599 Crashes, Killing 8
Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 599 was a Fokker F.10 Trimotor en route from Kansas City, Missouri, to Los Angeles, California, on March... Read more
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Glazier–Higgins–Woodward Tornadoes of 1947
The tornadoes began in Texas. Just after the White Deer tornado dissipated, the first tornado of this event formed five miles (8 km) northwest of... Read more