In 1861 he became the first governor of the State of Kansas, after having served illegally in that capacity in the years previous. Then, his rival, Ja...es Lane, had caused him to be impeached. He had the dubious honor of being the first governor of a state in the United States to be impeached. The charges had not stuck, but he was no longer governor. He left office in January of this year, 1863, and was now living quietly awaiting the outcome of the war. Just a few blocks away James Henry Lane. Du Pont de Nemours, Inc., announced that nylon had been invented, the name of ‘nylon’, the ‘ny’ part of the name literally standing for the initials of New York. He unveiled the world’s first synthetic fiber not to a scientific society but to three thousand women’s club members gathered at the site of the 1939 New York World’s Fair for the New York Herald Tribune’s Eighth Annual Forum on Current Problems. He spoke in a session entitled “We Enter the World of Tomorrow” which was keyed to the. " Moving on. You promised me a night of line dancing, remember?"He called me a philistine and we walked down to the concert's venue, achurch hall beside a large, brick built Catholic church. The eveninghad grown cooler and I drew my shawl around my shoulders and wonderedif I should have chosen a longer skirt. Inside, the band was settingup instruments at one end, looking surprisingly young and trendy in anaffected, rustic way. It looked like there would be a capacity crowd,such as it was for. " "Oh my God, Doug. What a great idea. How many couples will be there?" "There are three married couples and one couple living together who have committed. There would be five if you and Lynn come." "Well, I can't say for sure. I'm interested, but I need to talk to Lynn . She might not be so enthusiastic about it." "Look, Curt, I got a call from Christy this morning, and it seems she met Lynn at the supermarket. Christy invited her, so Lynn knows the details. Apparently, she was.