While it gained territory from Dickinson County in 1860 and Riley County in ... St. John, who served as governor of Kansas ...

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As the country expanded westward to Kansas and Nebraska ... After the election of President Lincoln in 1860, seven southern states seceded and Civil War broke out, followed by four years of ...

Correspondence of the New-York Times. LAWRENCE, Monday, Aug. 20, 1860. The time has come when reports from Kansas will be sought with more avidity than at any other time during the last three years.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! An introduction to the 1860 election is featured. Author and history professor Rachel Shelden talked about the issue of slavery at the time, the ...

Kansas farms have expanded their operations and are now bigger than ever, which has led to an economic boom. But that also ...

Maryland follows with nine conventions in the state over the years – all held in Baltimore, in 1832, 1835, 1840, 1844, 1848, ...

In 1860, on the cusp of the Civil War, the Republican National Convention in Chicago not only took a chance on a one-term congressman named Abraham Lincoln, but introduced the nation to one of the ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds from SE to SSE at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 69 °F (20.6 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 89 °F (31.7 °C). Winds from SSE to SE at 6 to ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds SSE at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 72 °F (22.2 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 90 °F (32.2 °C). Winds from SSE to S at 6 to 10 mph (9.7 ...