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.
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…
July 2, 2002
Adventurer, Steve Fossett, traveled non-stop around the world in fourteen days in his hot air balloon.
Biography of a Nation
A new biography of Missouri’s twenty-fifth governor adds understanding of America’s formative years.
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…