May 18, 2022
May 18, 1849
On this date in Missouri history, the Great St. Louis Riverfront Fire raged, eventually destroying more than 400 buildings and changing the face of the city.
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May 16, 2022
May 17, 1956
Elvis Presley performs at the Shrine Mosque in downtown Springfield after briefly disappearing.
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May 16, 2022
May 16, 1998
On this date in Missouri history, Mark McGwire hits the longest home run in Busch Stadium II history at 545 feet.
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May 13, 2022
Artisan Cheese Festival Celebrates Missouri Cheesemakers
A country festival with skilled Missouri artisan cheesemakers as the main attraction is ready to begin a three-day run May 20-May 22 at McKelvey Vineyards at 8901 Highway YY near…
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May 13, 2022
May 14, 1804
On this date in history, the Lewis and Clark Expedition—also known as the Voyage of Discovery—sets out across Missouri to explore the lands west of the Mississippi.
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May 11, 2022
May 13, 1946
Who knew? Bell Systems announces that car phones will make their nationwide debut in St. Louis.
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May 11, 2022
May 12, 1925
Lawrence Berra took on the nickname “Yogi” because his friends thought he resembled a Hindu holy man they had seen in a movie.
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May 11, 2022
May 11, 2011
On this date in Missouri history, the U.S. Census Bureau moved the “Population Center of the United States” is to Plato, Missouri.
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May 10, 2022
The Missouri State Penitentiary’s oldest building is open again
Overlooking the Missouri River in Jefferson City sits a looming landmark: the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP). Decommissioned in 2004, the penitentiary operated for 168 years,…
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May 10, 2022
May 10, 1957
On this date in Missouri history, African American entrepreneur Annie Pope Malone dies. She grew her small business into a household name in the early 1900s, making her one of the…
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