Missouri History Today

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art at 45th and Oak streets in Kansas City opened on this day.

The St. Louis police showed off their new electric police car. Called the ìSpeed Buggy,î it was manufactured by Studebaker and could actually go 60 mph!

Birthday of Emmett Kelly. This famous sad-faced clown grew up in Houston, MO.

The first passenger train in Missouri began scheduled operations (Pacific Railroad). The first trip was over all four miles of the company's track.

Jefferson County was formed on this date.

Jesse James robed the "un-robbable" bank at Gallatin, Missouri. James thought the Bank President looked like the man who killed Bloody Bill Anderson, so James killed the bank president.

December 6, 1923 ñ KSD radio joined with four other stations to carry a speech by President Coolidge thus forming something new called a radio ìnetwork.î

Gemini spacecraft (built in St. Louis) took Frank Borman and James Lovell into space. This spaceship was the first to rendezvous with another craft in space.

As the flu pandemic hit its peak, St. Louis reported 1,476 new cases on that day alone.

Westport became a part of Kansas City on this date in history.