October 16, 2000

Today in Missouri history: Gov. Mel Carnahan dies in a plane crash near Hillsboro.


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October 14, 1985

One of the most famous radio calls in baseball history happened when St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith hit a game-winning home run against the L.A. Dodgers in Game 5 of…


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October 13, 1887

On this day in Missouri history, the Priests of Pallas parade, a week-long festival that was a remarkable sight and attracted big names to the city for decades, debuts in Kansas…


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Dia de los Muertos: It’s not ‘Mexican Halloween’

Dia de los Muertos, a traditional Mexican holiday typically celebrated November 2, is the day souls of the dead, as the tradition goes, return to visit their living family…


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Timing is key with landscape maintenance

If you have thousands of dollars invested into your outdoor living space, it’s important to have a maintenance plan in mind. The life expectancy of a landscape changes drastically…


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October 12, 1964

Today in Missouri History: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a major speech in Missouri to thousands of students, faculty, and staff at Saint Louis University inside the West…


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October 8, 2006

Missouri History Today: Eloise: The Animated Series debuts, displaying the work of St. Louis native Kay Thompson.


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October 11, 1991

St. Louis actor Redd Foxx, named one of TV Guide’s “50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time,” dies of a heart attack on the set of The Royal Family.


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October 10, 1937

The Ozarks Empire Fair begins its inaugural seven-day run on a spot near the Springfield Zoo, ending its 30-year history as a traveling exhibit.


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October 7, 1954

The first of the Pruitt-Igoe homes are ready for families in St. Louis, but by 1976 – after officials realized the public housing project was an abysmal failure – all 33 homes…


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