October 19, 1865
The Missouri Democrat newspaper was reporting that a trapper, James Lumley, had seen a "bright luminous body" in the skies moving toward the east.…
October 17, 1807
Birthday of William B. Waddell whose freight company (Russell, Majors, and Waddell) did much to open trade with the west. He was also a founder of…
October 16, 1949
WDAF-TV went on the air in Kansas City. It was Missouri's second television station.
October 15, 1864
The battle of Glasgow began on this day. Four hundred Union soldiers and fifty Confederates lost their lives in this rebel victory.
October 11, 1910
Theodore Roosevelt became the first President to fly. He came to Aviation Field in St. Louis for the experience. His pilot was Arch Hoxsey.
STATE-TISTICS: October 2019
Here's the quick scoop on Germans in Missouri, by the numbers. (Years are numbers, too!)