July 29, 1904
The International Association of Ice Cream Makers credit Syrian immigrant, Ernest Hamwi, with using his wafer-like pastries to hold a scoop of ice…
July 28, 1881
Governor Crittenden offered a $5,000 reward for anyone who could help in the arrest and conviction of the James Gang.
July 28, 1849
Committee of Health declared the great cholera epidemic was over. At least 8,423 people died in St. Louis but countless others died along the…
July 26, 2013
The two sides of the new Stan Musial Memorial Bridge across the Mississippi were joined in the middle on this day in St. Louis.