Vrooms and Booms
The Mega Motorsports Toughest Monster Truck Tour promises larger-than-life thrills as daring drivers test the limits of physics. With tour dates in both Lamar and West Plains,…
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An Electric Cart Vendor Was Granted a License For The World’s Fair: July 25, 1903
Semple Scott of St. Louis was granted permission to rent small electric cars similar to two-seat golf carts for getting around the World's Fair. They were called Electric…
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Cowboy Up
Over the past seven decades, the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo has become a must-see showcase. As a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Top 40 rodeo, it draws some of…
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Building the Bootheel
At Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site in New Madrid, visitors can explore a grand Southern mansion while learning about the families who shaped the development of Missouri's…
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The Waffle Cone Is Invented, Maybe: July 23, 1904
This was the reported date when some say the ice cream cone was created and seen for the first time ... at the St. Louis World's Fair, of course.
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Tom Pendergast is Born: July 22, 1873
Kansas City political boss Tom Pendergast was born. Known for using nefarious methods to get his way, Pendergast ran the town of Kansas City and the surrounding Jackson County…
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Have a Ball
At the Grrridiron Girls Camp at William Woods University, boys and girls have the opportunity to learn flag football fundamentals. Grrridiron Girls founder and football…
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Molly Brown is Born: July 18, 1867
Today is the birthday of a legendary Missourian—the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown.
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