Today in Kansas City History
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Historical Events
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1864-10-21 - Battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City)
1900-01-29 - American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee & Minneapolis
1914-05-16 - American Horseshoe Pitchers Assn organizes in Kansas City
1919-03-18 - Order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City
1922-05-10 - WHB-AM in Kansas City MO begins radio transmissions
1933-06-17 - Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops & 1 gangster killed by mob
1949-10-16 - WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953-08-01 - KMBC TV channel 9 in Kansas City, MO (MET/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953-09-27 - KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, MO (CBS) begins
1954-11-04 - Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City
1954-11-08 - AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City
1958-11-11 - AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
1961-03-29 - KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964-02-23 - Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City
1967-11-13 - NL owners OK AL expansion to Seattle & Kansas City
1970-01-11 - Superbowl IV: KC Chiefs beat Minn Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB
1970-07-31 - 37th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Kansas City 24, All Stars 3 (69,940)
1973-03-24 - Harley Race beats Dory Funk Jr in Kansas City, to become NWA champ
1978-10-08 - Yanks win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City
1985-09-29 - Deron Cherry, Kansas City vs Seattle, has 4 interceptions!
Famous Birthdays
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1841-03-07 - William Rockhill Nelson, founder of The Kansas City Star and patron of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (d. 1915)
1884-03-16 - Harrison Ford, Kansas City, Missouri, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires, Vanity Fair, Love In High Gear)
1890-10-01 - Alice Joyce, Kansas City MO, actress (Song O' My Heart)
1894-06-15 - Robert Russell Bennett, Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!)
1915-11-23 - Ellen Drew, [Terry Ray], Kansas City Mo, actress (Isle of Dead)
1916-10-17 - Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY)
1925-02-20 - Robert Altman, Kansas City MO, director (Nashville, M*A*S*H)
1929-01-06 - Wilbert Harrison, R & B singer (Kansas City)
1937-05-14 - Dick Howser, shortstop (Kansas City A's), manager (KC Royals)
1941-10-04 - Lori Saunders, Kansas City Mo (Petticoat Junction, Dusty Trails)
1943-11-26 - Jan Stenerud, Norway, NFL place kicker (Kansas City Chiefs)
1949-06-14 - Rochelle Firestone, Kansas City MO, actress (Hellhole)
1951-07-09 - Chris Cooper, Kansas City MO, actor (Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan)
1951-07-23 - Edie McClurg, Kansas City MO, actress (Cinderella-1985, Hogan Family)
1956-05-28 - Susie Diane Owens, Arkansas City Kansas, playmate (March, 1988)
1965-01-06 - Jose Dejesus, US baseball pitcher (Kansas City Royals)
1970-10-06 - Darren Oliver, Kansas city MO, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
1975-07-29 - Seth Greisinger, Kansas City KS, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
