February 25, 1976
Reporters were allowed to try the new Screamin' Eagle roller coaster at Six Flags in Eureka. At sixty-two miles per hour, it was the nation’s tallest, longest, and fastest…
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February 23, 1853
Westminster College chartered in Fulton on this date in Missouri history.
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February 22, 1803
Congress set aside money on this date for a small military unit to explore the valleys of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. Thomas Jefferson chose a childhood friend, Meriwether…
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February 22, 1860
The steamboat, E. A. Ogden sank in Murray's Bend above Jefferson City.
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February 20, 1848
Birthday of Uriel Sebree, in Fayette, Missouri. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Arctic Explorer, Governor of American Samoa.
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City Scout: Columbia
Shop local this weekend during True/Love 2021 and First Friday. Plus, grab a drink at Shortwave Coffee's second location.
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