First European
Louisiana Purchase
Becoming a State
Dust Bowl
Brown vs. Board of Education
Spanish explorer Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
explores part of present-day Kansas.
Kansas becomes part of the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
Kansas becomes the 34th state to be admitted into statehood on January 29, 1861.
In the 1930s, Kansas is severely affected by the Dust Bowl, leading to widespread agricultural and
economic hardship.
The Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court decision declares segregation of public schools unconstitutional.
Kansas History