[3] June 17, 1933: The parking lot of Union Station [4] is riddled with bullets as friends of bank robber Frank Nash [5] attempt to free him from federal custody, killing five people, including Nash.
[3] June 17, 1933: The parking lot of Union Station [4] is riddled with bullets as friends of bank robber Frank Nash [5] attempt to free him from federal custody, killing five people, including Nash.
[7] June 9, 1933: The Jackson County Court awards a $2,073,609 contract to the Swenson Construction Company for the Jackson County Courthouse, a part of the “Ten Year Plan” to improve Kansas City.
[9] May 27, 1933: Mary McElroy, daughter of city manager and member of the Pendergast political machine Henry McElroy [10], is kidnapped from her Kansas City home, only to be released after 34 hours and a $30,000 ransom is paid.
[12] May 23, 1922: The Missouri secretary of state issues a certificate of incorporation for Walt Disney’s new animation studio, Laugh-O-gram Films, Inc., founded with $15,000 of other investors' money.
[14] May 19, 1907: More than 53,000 people attend the opening day of the newly relocated Electric Park at 46th and The Paseo, which features a bowling alley, Living Statuary, bandstand, alligator farm, swimming pool, dance pavilion, and a roller coaster.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/This+Week+in+Kansas+City+History/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/mess-massacre
[4] http://localhistory.kclibrary.org/u?/Montgomery,1868
[5] http://localhistory.kclibrary.org/u?/Montgomery,280
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/5844#comment-form
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/man-plan-and-lot-concrete
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/5594#comment-form
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/kidnapped
[10] http://localhistory.kclibrary.org/u?/Montgomery,1042
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/9783#comment-form
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/take-one
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/5358#comment-form
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/tripping-light-fantastic-and-then-some
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/tripping-light-fantastic-and-then-some#comments
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=1
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=2
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=3
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=4
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=5
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=6
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=7
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=8
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/1980?page=16