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Good morning everyone! We apologize but our internet is having issues this morning. Right now we do not have internet access. We can still check in and check out but we cannot use the computers. We’re working on getting this solved! Thank you!
Good morning everyone! We apologize but our internet is having issues this morning. Right now we do not have internet access. We can still check in and check out but we cannot use the computers. We’re working on getting this solved! Thank you!
TOMORROW! Join us as we welcome Keith Wondra of the Boot Hill Museum. Mr. Wondra will be giving an informational talk about the history of the Dodge City Cowboy Band. May 4 at 10am.
We've got you covered with our newest releases! We have audio books, Fiction and Mystery books ready for check out!
This Day in History - May 2, 1803 - Louisiana Purchase - the United States and France signed the treaty selling the French territory of Louisiana to the United States. (The land that would become Kansas transferred along with it!)
Louisiana Purchase - Definition, Facts & Importance | HISTORY
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 introduced about 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France into the United States, thereby doubling the size of the young republic. Explore the facts about this important acquisition and its lasting legacy on Thomas Jefferson’s presidency.
This Day in History - May 1, 1960 - A U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union.
When a US Spy Plane Was Shot Down Over the USSR | HISTORY
In 1960, one of the most notorious chapters in the Cold War began after American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down and captured during a spying mission over the Soviet Union.
This Day in History - April 30, 1859 - The first installment of "A Tale of Two Cities" is published. The story was published over a 31 week period ending in November.
This is fascinating!!
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-installment-of-a-tale-of-two-cities-is-published
https://www.history.com/news/how-charles-dickens-helped-the-english-get-fresh-air
This is fascinating!!
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-installment-of-a-tale-of-two-cities-is-published
https://www.history.com/news/how-charles-dickens-helped-the-english-get-fresh-air
How Charles Dickens Helped the English Get Fresh Air | HISTORY
The country once taxed the number of windows people had—in effect, making them pay to breathe.