July 3, 1869
The Burlington Bridge at Kansas City, also called the Hannibal Bridge, was completed. It was the first bridge ever built across the Missouri River.
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July 5, 1861
The Battle of Carthage was fought and the Confederates had their first victory.
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July 4, 1863
About ten thousand people gathered for an Independence celebration and to see a balloon ascension in St. Louis. Southern sympathizers in the crowd clashed with Union Soldiers and…
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July 2, 2002
Adventurer, Steve Fossett, traveled non-stop around the world in fourteen days in his hot air balloon.
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June 30, 1949
The Missouri Waltz was chosen as our state song. It was used as Truman's theme song but it was reported that he had a strong dislike for the tune and the words.
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June 29, 1950
What many regard as the greatest upset in World Cup history, the U.S. team beat England. Five of the players were from St. Louis and four of those were from The Hill. A movie was…
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