Missouri Life Stories

Steve Fossett took off from Busch Stadium aboard his balloon "Solo Spirit" and set a world distance record when he landed in India.

Missourian James H. Howard got separated from his fighter group and, all alone, attacked a German flight of thirty planes.

Missouri’s role in the early civil rights movement.

Henry Dorman of Liberal celebrated his 114th birthday on this date in 1913.

Frank Boughton, a butcher in Hillsboro was offering fresh beef at 4 to 6 cents per pound.

The Second Battle of Springfield was fought during the Civil War.

The Mississippi River was frozen over, and people were walking across.

This 1923 home offers plenty of space and opportunity

This date saw the first theatrical production in Missouri. Two plays were performed at the Courthouse in St. Louis.