Modern ‘fire eaters’ revive the language — and tactics — of pre-Civil War resistance to federal law. B etween 1855 and 1859, a guerrilla war broke out in Kansas, ignited by pro-slavery Democrats who ...

165 years ago on Jan. 29, 1861, Kansas became the 24th state to join the Union.

Kansas Day is celebrated each year on Jan. 29, marking the day Kansas was admitted to the Union in 1861 as the 34th state.

Wintry conditions may have altered local plans to celebrate Kansas’ birthday, but it did not cancel them outright as the Lyon ...

Marvel Comics April 2026 Solicits was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday. Lying In The Gutters is the daily ...

Thousands have been arrested since Operation Metro Surge began in December. Tensions continued over the weekend in Minneapolis, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement, following the ...