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Missouri History Today

August 20, 1927

by Missouri Life

Plans were announced on this day for a lavish new theater in St. Louis. The Fox Theatre would be the second largest in the world.

This post was contributed by Ross Malone. A historian and a retired school teacher, Ross has authored many books about Missouri’s history, weird facts, and folk tales. He has also written children’s historical fiction. Visit his website, and buy his books in the Missouri Life store.