Missouri Life

On this date in history, Missouri's first secretary of state, Joshua Barton, was killed in a duel.

Missouri History Today is a regular feature of Missouri Life magazine on missourilife.com. Missouri History Today chronicles the Show-Me State's stories, people, and places.

Missouri History Today is a regular feature of Missouri Life magazine on missouriife.com.

GOEX is wholly owned by The Global Orphan Project, a Missouri-based nonprofit with a mission to break the orphan cycle through the power of community and commerce.

The cataclysmic Flood of '93 reached historic levels, breaching flood stage on this date in history.

On this date in history, Martin McNally hijacked a plane at Lambert Airport in St. Louis, demanding $500,000 as a ransom for the plane and crew.

Today is the birthday of Hall of Fame, All-Pro, and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Kurt Warner of the then-St. Louis Rams, and the conductor of "the greatest show on turf."

Thomas Gibson Walton, the father of Wal-Mart founders Bud and Sam Walton, was born at Diggins in Webster County.

This date, June 20, is the birthday of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and sports personality, Len Dawson. 

Mid-Missourian Charles Leiper Grigg was a soft drink icon. He moved to St. Louis from his hometown of Montgomery City on this date in 1929.