Screamin Eagle Six Flags St. Louis

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…


Westminster Hall on Westminster College Campus Fulton

February 23, 1853

Westminster College chartered in Fulton on this date in Missouri history.


Meriwether Lewis

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…


February 22, 1860

The steamboat, E. A. Ogden sank in Murray's Bend above Jefferson City.


February 21, 1931

The gates of Bagnell Dam were closed on this day.


Uriel Sebree

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.


City Scout: Columbia

Shop local this weekend during True/Love 2021 and First Friday. Plus, grab a drink at Shortwave Coffee's second location.