March 17, 1820
The riverboat Shamrock fired a salvo inviting everyone in St. Louis to the very first St. Patrick's Day celebration and parade in St. Louis and possibly the first in Missouri. Now they're wearin' the green in St. Louis, Kansas City, Rolla, Saint Patrick, New Haven, Shamrock, and of course in our Irish Wilderness.
March 14, 1782
Birthday of Senator Thomas Hart Benton. While terribly important in Missouri's history, he also has six counties named for him in other western states.
March 13, 1942
Opening day at the Home of Throwed Rolls. Lambert’s Café opened on this day in Sikeston.
March 10, 1963
Missouri's Supreme Court struck down the 138-year-old "Blue Law" prohibiting shopping on Sunday.
March 8, 1927
On this date a huge still was located on an island in St. Charles County. This one had 6000 gallons of fermenting mash. St. Charles County was called the most still-infested in the state.
March 6, 1866
William F. Cody married Louisa Frederici in St. Louis on this day. The next year Cody left Missouri to hunt buffalo providing meat for workers on the Kansas Pacific Railroad. He claimed to have killed 4,280 buffalo during that 17 month period. He became a showman known as "Buffalo Bill."
March 5, 1974
Streaking was at its height and, on this day, 600 streakers claimed a world record at the University of Missouri.
March 3, 1911
The "Blonde Bombshell" was born in Kansas City. Harlean Harlow Carpenter changed her name to Jean Harlow and became the biggest sex symbol in Hollywood during the 1930s.
February 29, 1817
This was the birthday of James Craig, Civil War General, lawyer, and railroad builder from Oregon, MO.