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The Kansas City Fire Department first originated with the formation of volunteer bucket brigades as early as 1858. Church bells rung to signal a fire alarm and members would assemble at the scene to help. In 1867, the city abandoned the voluntary bucket brigade for a paid fire department, and Colonel Frank Foster was elected as its first chief.
Sioux City mystery plane incident • NA, United States; Sioux City, Iowa: Two pilots and a military officer passenger aboard a commercial DC-3 reported being buzzed by an unidentified straight-winged plane both larger and more maneuverable than a B-29. 1951-08-25 Lubbock Lights • NA, United States; Lubbock, Texas
Kansas City, Missouri November 29, 1988: 6 23 On November 29, 1988, at 4:07 AM two trailers containing approximately 23,000 kg (50,000 lb) of the explosive ANFO (ammonium nitrate with fuel oil) exploded at a construction site located near the 87th street exit of Highway 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. The explosives were to be used in the blasting ...
November 25; a natural gas explosion and fire in Kansas City, Missouri, involved a break in a customer owned service line, at a threaded joint that was affected by corrosion. One person was killed and five persons injured in the explosion that severely damaged the residence.
1863 - August 13: The collapse of the Union Women's Prison kills four and maims several other women, which the pro-Confederate bushwhackers will cite revenge as a justification for the Sacking of Lawrence. [6] 1864 - October 23: Battle of Westport. 1867 - March 1: First meeting of the Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education.
Improvised explosive device bombings in 1988 (2 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Explosions in 1988" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion: Devon, Pennsylvania: United States: 9 deaths: factory 1937-07-01: Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion: Nampa, Idaho: United States: 6 deaths: Drug Store 1942-11-06: Rochester Fireworks Company explosion: Perinton, New York: United States: 11 deaths: factory 1947-04-01: Fireworks ...
At the time of the City of Kansas's incorporation, Missouri was still a slave state. However, the population was deeply divided over the issue of slavery.In 1854, the United States Congress passed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which rejected the 1820 Missouri Compromise and allowed new territories to choose to allow slavery, whereas the Missouri Compromise had prohibited slavery in any new states ...