Professional compound bow shooter releases her arrow toward a target

June 23, 1966

On this date , H.W. Allen patented his new invention, the compound hunting bow. 


Old photo of river boat in the early 1900's

June 22, 1884

The riverboat Montana wrecked on the St. Charles bridge.


Saving The Ozark Chinquapin

Steve Bost has worked for two decades to save this tree.


Cheers to 200 Years: 21 Bicentennial Events

Celebrate Missouri's bicentennial all year long.


June 20, 1955

The flowering dogwood was chosen as Missouri's official tree.


Making the Past Present

Nineteenth-Century Black Soldiers Live Again in the Paintings of Essex Garner