Ha Ha Tonka Builder Killed in Auto Accident
On August 30, 1904, the Great Olympic Marathon debacle unfolds at the Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis, Mo.
Denkinger Call Alters 1985 World Series
On August 30, 1904, the Great Olympic Marathon debacle unfolds at the Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis, Mo.
Payne Stewart
On this date in Missouri history, a plane crash claims the life of Springfield professional golfer Payne Stewart.
The Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. Senate approves the Louisiana Purchase that adds more than 800,000 acres of land – including what would become Missouri – to more than double the size of the United States.
The Great Olympic Marathon debacle
On August 30, 1904, the Great Olympic Marathon debacle unfolds at the Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis, Mo.
Let the Olympic Games begin!
St. Louis really had the world’s attention during the summer of 1904 as it hosted not only the World’s Fair but also the Games of the III Olympiad. On August 29, 1904, the Olympics Games officially begin in St. Louis.
The first free kindergarten in the country opens
On August 26, 1873, the first free kindergarten in the country opens in Carondelet. Susan Blow taught the children in the morning at the Des Peres School, while educating the teachers in the afternoon.
August 17, 1804
How did Sedalia, Missouri get its name? The founder was George Rappen Smith. So where did "Sedalia" come from?
August 16, 1868
When you hear the word "bodybuilder," do you think of Bernarr Macfadden? You should. He was born on this date in 1868.
August 15, 1953
Springfield, Missouri's "Great Cobra Scare" began on this date in 1953 when the first of nearly a dozen cobras was found in a yard not far from a pet shop on St. Louis Street.