Missouri Appoints Benton And Barton To US Senate: October 2, 1820

Missouri History Today October 2, 1820: Missouri Appoints Benton And Barton To US Senate


St. Louis Cardinals baseball player hitting a home run in Busch Stadium

The Cardinals Appear in Game 1 of the World Series: September 30, 1942

First day of the World Series between The St. Louis Cardinals and the N.Y. Yankees.


Tigers Triumph Over Badgers With 6-Point Margin: September 27, 1975:

Missouri History Today September 27, 1975: Tigers Triumph Over Badgers With 6-Point Margin


Daniel Boone Femme Osage

Daniel Boone Passes Away Near Defiance: September 26, 1820

Daniel Boone died at his home on the Femme Osage near Defiance.


Gratiot Street Military Prison drawing

A Handful of Confederate Spies Are Captured in St. Louis: September 25, 1864

As Sterling Price's ill-fated attempt to take Missouri for the Confederates got underway in southern Missouri, Southern sympathizers in St. Louis were organizing a wagonload of supplies and secret messages to deliver to Price's troops.


Plans For High-Speed Rail Get Underway…Again: September 24, 1987

Missouri History Today September 24, 1987: Consultant Revives State’s Fast-Track Dreams


Sudden Deluge Strikes Kansas City: September 19, 2013

Missouri History Today September 19, 2013: Sudden Deluge Strikes Kansas City


Missouri’s Pioneering Assembly Gathers: September 18, 1820

Missouri History Today September 18, 1820: Missouri's Pioneering Assembly Gathers


Fire Ravages Westminster Hall, Leaves Columns: September 10, 1909

Missouri History Today September 10, 1909: Fire Ravages Westminster Hall, Leaves Columns


Hernando de Soto

Hernando DeSoto Crosses Into Missouri: September 6, 1541

Hernando DeSoto’s party of exploration entered Missouri at what is now Ste. Genevieve.  They made camp that night near present day Farmington.