History
Truman Family Secrets
A new book recounts the suicide that shadowed the family of Harry Truman.
A Game-Changing Legacy
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is marking the centennial of the Negro National League, formed on Feb. 13, 1920 in Kansas City.
Kansas City’s Clash of The Titans
Learn the history of the short-lived Monarchs and Blues baseball rivalry in the ’20s.
Taming the Mighty Mo
Port KC President and CEO Jon Stephens provides a brief curiousKC history of the channeling of the Missouri River.
Getting to Know Rashida Phillips, KC Jazz Museum’s New Director
Meet American Jazz Museum’s new director, Rashida Phillips.
‘Truman Torah’ Reunited With Rabbi in Philadelphia
The famous “Truman Torah” given to Harry S. Truman after he recognized the founding of Israel has been reunited with the son of the rabbi who provided the gift.
12 Ways to Honor MLK Day in KC
Learn what you can do to honor MLK Jr. Day in Kansas City.
A (Blue) River Runs Through Us
A decision decades ago not to create three large reservoirs reshaped Johnson County and contributed to ongoing flooding issues in the Blue River watershed.
A Century Later, Two Prohibition-Era KC Companies Come Back
Two Kansas City businesses that would shutter when Prohibition became law were J. Rieger & Co. and Heim’s Brewing Co. Their comeback stories are entwined.
Unearthing the Truth About Slave Burial Sites at KCI
There’s a persistent rumor in local circles that part of Kansas City International Airport was once a slave graveyard. The topic crossed Flatland’s radar when an anonymous contributor asked the curiousKC team to see if there is “any truth to that.” Old news clippings and a 60-page archaeological survey of African American slave sites prove…