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10 Knockout Facts about Kansas
1. Kansas’ state motto is “Ad astra per aspera,” which is Latin for, “To the stars through difficulties.”
2. Kansas got its name from the Kansa Indian tribe, who lived on the land for over 12,000 years.
3. The American bison is the official animal of Kansas.
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4. Kansas produces the most wheat of any state in the United States.
5. During the Civil War, Kansas suffered the loss of more soldiers than any other state in the Union.
6. Kansas was a pioneering state in women’s rights, and their constitution granted women some property and voting rights before the federal government mandated such policies.
7. The first Civil Rights Movement lunch counter sit-in was held in 1958 at the Dockum Drug store in Wichita, Kansas.
8. Kansas has the fourth highest number of tornadoes of any of the 50 states.
9. The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which ended the segregation laws of “separate but equal,” was centered on the Topeka, Kansas School District.
10. The popular children’s book The Wizard of Oz is set in Kansas, before Dorothy is taken to the magical land of Oz by a tornado.
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10 Knockout Facts about Kansas
1. Kansas’ state motto is “Ad astra per aspera,” which is Latin for, “To the stars through difficulties.”
2. Kansas got its name from the Kansa Indian tribe, who lived on the land for over 12,000 years.
3. The American bison is the official animal of Kansas.
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4. Kansas produces the most wheat of any state in the United States.
5. During the Civil War, Kansas suffered the loss of more soldiers than any other state in the Union.
6. Kansas was a pioneering state in women’s rights, and their constitution granted women some property and voting rights before the federal government mandated such policies.
7. The first Civil Rights Movement lunch counter sit-in was held in 1958 at the Dockum Drug store in Wichita, Kansas.
8. Kansas has the fourth highest number of tornadoes of any of the 50 states.
9. The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which ended the segregation laws of “separate but equal,” was centered on the Topeka, Kansas School District.
10. The popular children’s book The Wizard of Oz is set in Kansas, before Dorothy is taken to the magical land of Oz by a tornado.
For more fun Kansas facts, see our article here: factretriever.com/kansas-facts
Don't forget to subscribe: youtube.com/channel/UCZxmYOAglFN29DPr7mEaDLQ
