June 21, 1923

In an early attempt at networking before the days of broadcast networks President Warren G. Harding's speech from the annual national assembly of…


This is Our Missouri

A photo project helps commemorate the bicentennial.


June 20, 1952

 Birthday of actor, John Goodman, who is from Affton, Missouri. His mother was a waitress at the famous Phil's Bar-B-Q in Affton.


Made in MO: L’Osage Caviar

An Osage Beach family harvests the elite treat from paddlefish.


City Scout: Columbia

Juneteenth celebrations, protesting, food trucks, live music, and outdoor theater.


June 19, 1913

Alberta Claire, "The Girl from Wyoming," was back in Missouri and on her way to an extended ride through the Ozarks.


June 18, 1812

The War of 1812 began. Nathan Boone and others formed military units and tension built between American Indians and European whites.


June 17, 1933

Pretty Boy Floyd and his gang were implicated in killing four policemen and their prisoner in front of the Union Station in Kansas City.  This event…


June 16, 1989

Students from Lee’s Summit got the crinoid named Missouri’s official fossil. The little animal that looked like a plant lived in the ocean that once…


The Climatron in the sunset at Missouri Botanical Gardens

June 15, 1859

Henry Shaw opened his botanical garden to the public on this day.