James
Henry Lane was an active
member of the Free State forces and
helped defend Lawrence during the
"Wakarusa War." In 1861 he was
elected as one of the first two U.S.
Senators from the newly-admitted State of
Kansas. |
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Cherokee
Strip Land Run On September
16, 1893, more than 115,000 people raced
to claim one of 42,000 parcels of land in
the largest, most spectacular, and last
land run in American history. |
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