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The history of professional sports in Kansas probably [vague] dates from the establishment of the Minor League Baseball Topeka Capitals and Leavenworth Soldiers in 1886 in the Western League. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] The African-American Bud Fowler played on the Topeka team that season, one year before the " color line " descended in professional baseball.
For the first time Karl Benz publicly drove the car on July 3, 1886, in Mannheim at a top speed of 16 km/h (10 mph). [ 10 ] Benz later made more models of the Motorwagen: model number 2 had 1.1 kW (1.5 hp) engine, and model number 3 had 1.5 kW (2 hp) engine, allowing the vehicle to reach a maximum speed of approximately 16 km/h (10 mph).
The World's Work: A History of Our Time. Vol. XIII. pp. 8163– 8178 Includes photos of many c. 1906 special purpose automobiles. "New England in Motor History; 1890 to 1916". The Automobile Journal. 41: 9. 25 February 1916. Norman, Henry (April 1902). "The Coming of the Automobile". The World's Work: A History of Our Time. Vol.
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The Kansas Museum of History is the state historical museum in Topeka, Kansas, United States. [1] It presents Kansas history from the prehistoric to modern eras in 30,000 square feet (2,800 m 2 ) of exhibits.
The Kansas Historical Society is the official state historical society of Kansas.. Headquartered in Topeka, it operates as "the trustee of the state" for the purpose of maintaining the state's history and operates the Kansas Museum of History, Kansas State Archives and Library, Kansas State Capitol Tour Center, and 16 state-owned sites.
Elwood Haynes (October 14, 1857 – April 13, 1925) was an American inventor, metallurgist, automotive pioneer, entrepreneur and industrialist.He invented the metal alloy stellite and independently co-discovered martensitic stainless steel along with Englishman Harry Brearley in 1912 and designed one of the earliest automobiles made in the United States.
Woodsdale was laid out in 1886 near the geographical center of the county, with the hope of locating the county seat there. [2] Samuel Newitt Wood and I. C. Price developed the town and it was named after the former. Its post office was established November 11, 1886, [3] and the town incorporated April 11. 1887. Following the bloody county seat ...