May 18, 1849
On this date in Missouri history, the Great St. Louis Riverfront Fire raged, eventually destroying more than 400 buildings and changing the face of the city.
May 17, 1956
Elvis Presley performs at the Shrine Mosque in downtown Springfield after briefly disappearing.
May 16, 1998
On this date in Missouri history, Mark McGwire hits the longest home run in Busch Stadium II history at 545 feet.
May 14, 1804
On this date in history, the Lewis and Clark Expedition—also known as the Voyage of Discovery—sets out across Missouri to explore the lands west of the Mississippi.
May 13, 1946
Who knew? Bell Systems announces that car phones will make their nationwide debut in St. Louis.
May 12, 1925
Lawrence Berra took on the nickname “Yogi” because his friends thought he resembled a Hindu holy man they had seen in a movie.
May 11, 2011
On this date in Missouri history, the U.S. Census Bureau moved the “Population Center of the United States” is to Plato, Missouri.
May 10, 1957
On this date in Missouri history, African American entrepreneur Annie Pope Malone dies. She grew her small business into a household name in the early 1900s, making her one of the wealthiest women in St. Louis.
May 9, 1840
Mastodon bones are discovered in Missouri. Although the exact date of discovery is unknown, it was around this day that a farmer near current-day Imperial found large fossils that he wanted inspected.
