September 30, 1942
First day of the World Series between The St. Louis Cardinals and the N.Y. Yankees.
September 29, 1953
The Post-Dispatch reported that General Motors was planning to build a new plastic car in St. Louis. Sure enough, every Corvette in America was built there from 1953 to 1981.
September 28, 1811
Birthday of John Calvin McCoy. The "Father of Kansas City" went to the area to do missionary work. He built a cabin in the Westport area and did business with the eventual travelers on the Santa Fe Trail and Oregon Trail.
September 27, 1817
The final duel was fought between Thomas Hart Benton and Charles Lucas on Bloody Island. Lucas was hit and said, "Colonel, you have murdered me and I never can forgive you." He died on the spot. Read more about this in Tales From Missouri and the Heartland.
September 26, 1872
The James Gang robbed the box office at the Kansas City Fair right in the middle of a crowd of 10,000 people. The K.C. papers praised the outlaws for how daring they were.
September 25, 2013
Astronaut Mike Hopkins was launched into space to serve aboard the Soyuz Space Station. Mike was born in Lebanon, MO on December 28, 1968 and he grew up on a farm near Richland, MO.
