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Category Archives: History

Looking back on the 1918 flu pandemic and its possible origin in Kansas

March 17, 2020by Ken Leave a comment

I wrote this story two years ago for Active Age, a monthly newspaper for seniors around Wichita.  I thought it could give us a worst case glimpse of a future […]

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History

Nine-letter word for puzzle, starts with “c”

December 20, 2013by Ken Leave a comment

Across 1. Before you fold Saturday’s newspaper into a quarter and begin work on the crossword puzzle, faithful readers should pause for a moment to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the […]

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History

Through the mist of time, remembering JFK

October 30, 2013by Ken Leave a comment

In everyone’s life, there are a few events that are seared into your memory. Even if you weren’t involved, you will always remember where you were when you heard about […]

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The D-Day beaches, 69 years later

July 14, 2013by Ken Leave a comment

German defenders at nearby strongpoints had an unobstructed view of the beach and the approaching landing craft on D-Day. “They must be crazy,” one German sergeant said. “Are they going […]

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Galleries, History, Travel

A great little museum: The Kansas Cosmosphere

July 1, 2013by Ken Leave a comment

If you ever find yourself in south central Kansas, make time for a visit to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson. It’s a fantastic museum to the history […]

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History, Travel

Oradour-sur-Glane: A World War II atrocity

May 12, 2013by Ken Leave a comment

ORADOUR-SUR-GLANE, France — This is the grimmest of all European war memorials. More grim than any towering monument. More grim than any neatly manicured military cemetery with its symmetric rows […]

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History, Travel

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