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The Kansas-Nebraska Act allows Kansas voters to decide about slavery.
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On May 21, 1856, a proslavery mob attacked the town.
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Topeka became the headquarters of Kansas.
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Kansas became a state on January 29,1861.
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Union forces win The Battle of Mine Creek, the only Civil War Battle to take place in Kansas.
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The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad reach Western Kansas.
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Thousands of African Americans called exodusters migrate to Kansas.
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Women in Kansas gain the right to vote.
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The Largest Hailstone in the United States fell at Coffeyrille,Kansas.I t was about 18 inches (45 cm.).
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Time Magazine names Kathleen Sebelius to be one of the five best goveners.
