https://www.kcur.org/2015-01-30/the-spicy-history-of-short-selling-stocks
David Kestenbaum of NPR's Planet Money tells the story of the first stock ever shorted. It's a tale of intrigue, lies, sabotage and a life of exile.
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https://www.pandora.com/podcast/a-peoples-history-of-kansas-city/PC:1000502600
Listen to A People's History of Kansas City on Pandora - The podcast about the everyday heroes, renegades and visionaries who shaped Kansas City and the...
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https://www.kcur.org/show/central-standard/2015-02-12/the-bloody-history-of-mormonism-in-jackson-county
The church sent out missions to Native American tribes on the western edge of the United States, which at the time was Jackson County, Missouri. Smith claims...
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https://www.kcur.org/2013-04-27/gathering-of-presidential-lineage-celebrates-u-s-history
In a rural Ozarks town, the descendants of America's most revered historical figures are gathering for the Marshfield Cherry Blossom Festival. The DNA of over...
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https://www.kcur.org/2012-01-14/haiti-trembles-from-the-aftershocks-of-history
Haiti has long been regarded as a special challenge for international aid organizations. Scott talks with Laurent Dubois, author of the upcoming book Haiti:...
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https://www.kcur.org/2015-07-15/new-exhibit-laces-together-sneakers-and-history
From high-heeled kicks to Air Jordans, a traveling exhibit from the Brooklyn Museum encourages us to look at everyday footwear as exquisite objects of desire,...
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https://www.theprairiewanderer.com/
Unveiling the dynamic beauty of Kansas. Photographer and writer Andrea Etzel (aka The Prairie Wanderer) captures the captivating stories of the Sunflower...
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https://www.kcur.org/2013-06-19/exhibit-explores-u-s-history-of-rights-versus-privileges
The National Archives' upcoming exhibit 'The Record of Rights' is about the human rights struggles faced by women, African-Americans and immigrants in the U.S....
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https://www.kcur.org/2013-12-06/listen-two-mandela-speeches-that-made-history
There are two speeches delivered by the late Nelson Mandela that changed the course of history and cemented his legacy as one of the most revered leaders of...
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https://www.kcur.org/2020-02-14/in-germany-the-bridegrooms-oak-is-full-of-romantic-history
In 1890, a young woman fell in love. Her father didn't approve of the man so they wrote letters and left them in a knothole in the oak. The BBC reports the...
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https://www.kcur.org/2018-04-02/scary-bunnies-and-sean-spicer-a-history-of-the-white-house-easter-egg-roll
The official Easter Egg Roll began at the White House in 1878. It's unclear when the terrifying costumes were introduced.
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https://www.kcur.org/2015-02-02/super-bowl-xlix-was-most-watched-show-in-tv-history
According to ratings released by Nielsen, 114.4 million Americans tuned in to watch the Patriots beat the Seahawks. It surpassed the 2014 Super Bowl by 2...
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https://kansasalumnimagazine.org/magazine-article/ku-history-department-professorship/
Mar 4, 2025 - $1 million history professorship will attract top scholars in the field.
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https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-08-15/july-was-the-hottest-month-in-recorded-human-history
The global combined land and ocean-surface temperature was 1.67 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, according to NOAA, the hottest in 142 years...
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https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2023-11-19/kansas-city-kansas-has-a-new-strategic-plan-for-balancing-development-and-history
Following a series of listening sessions with community members, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas has developed a new...
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https://www.kcur.org/2019-01-23/from-cover-ups-to-secret-plots-the-murky-history-of-supreme-justices-health
Justice Ginsburg's recent surgery recalls more than two centuries of Supreme Court encounters with aging, nervous breakdowns, vanity and triumphs over...
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https://www.kcur.org/podcast/kansas-city-today/2021-10-05/uncovering-the-history-of-the-shawnee-indian-mission
Over the summer, the remains of hundreds of Indigenous children were discovered at a Canadian boarding school. Since then, officials in Fairway, Kansas, said...
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https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-03-01/what-the-history-of-noose-road-tells-us-about-kansas-race-and-the-lynchings-of-black-men
Kansans often take pride in free state origins, but what happened in Hays is but one example of its sometimes violent racial history.
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https://www.kcur.org/2013-03-19/fbi-says-it-knows-whos-behind-biggest-art-museum-heist-in-history
In 1990, men dressed as police officers made off with 13 art pieces valued at up to $500 million. They included two Rembrandt oil paintings. The FBI is asking...
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https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-05-10/gaming-the-system-ku-professor-says-call-of-duty-can-help-teach-history
The professor found gaps in the way video games relate history to players, but says they're one way a younger generation is learning about the past.
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https://www.kcur.org/inside-kcur/2023-12-20/kcai-students-create-art-inspired-by-kcurs-podcast-a-peoples-history-of-kansas-city
For their final typography class project, students at the Kansas City Art Institute were assigned to use KCUR Studios' award-winning history podcast as...
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https://www.umkc.edu/news/posts/2025/january/first-generation-history-major-finds-community-at-umkc.html
UMKC is the largest comprehensive, fully accredited university in the Kansas City area with award-winning academic programs and a diverse, inclusive campus.
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https://www.kcur.org/history/2022-06-26/a-history-of-public-transportation-in-kansas-city-from-cable-cars-to-buses-and-beyond
Before becoming dependent on the automobile, Kansas City was once known for its expansive public transit system. At one point, it had one of the largest cable...
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https://www.kcur.org/2016-06-12/the-latest-on-the-orlando-attacks-deadliest-mass-shooting-in-u-s-history
A gunman, identified as Omar Mateen, opened fire early Sunday morning at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. At least 50 people were killed and 53 injured in the...
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https://www.kcur.org/2011-12-26/timeline-a-history-of-touch-screen-technology
Today's touch-screen devices seem like a thing of the future, but the technology that runs your iPad or Android can actually be traced back to 1948 and...
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https://www.ctpublic.org/2023-08-19/small-kansas-paper-raided-by-police-has-a-history-of-hard-hitting-reporting
The family owned Marion County Record stands out for holding local officials accountable. That role is becoming increasingly rare as local newspapers vanish...
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https://www.kcur.org/2013-05-26/history-makes-hiring-household-help-a-complex-choice
Many black women in the U.S. have or know someone who has done domestic work. With an expanding black middle class, some find themselves conflicted: To hire...
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https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/kansas-to-those-that-desire-that-kansas-should-be-free/
Jun 4, 2025
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