Missouri History Today

This date in Missouri history: A new town with 25 houses was springing up in Taney County. The town called Camp Glover was for workers on the new hydro-electric dam.

This date in Missouri history. Henry T. Smith was crushed while quarrying stone for the new Missouri Capitol Building. 

This date in Missouri history: They had a pie supper at the Perkins School in Manes, Mo. The 21-year-old teacher, Joe Todd, was shot clean through. There was no suspect; the teacher recovered.

This date in Missouri history: Walt Disney’s legendary cartoonist, Paul Murry, was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. Murry drew most of the Mickey Mouse comic books. 

This date in Missouri history. The state’s Attorney General’s Office determined that, while women were now allowed to vote and hold official positions, they could not serve on juries because being a jury member was not an official position. 

Philanthropist John O’Fallon was born on this day.  He established the O’Fallon Institute which is now Washington University. 

This date in Missouri history. Famous-Barr announced it had selected a site at Lindbergh and the Rock Road for a $10 million shopping center. An item on page four of the Globe-Democrat mentioned that President Kennedy was in Dallas. 

Who shot J.R.? One of the most-watched TV moments in history takes place as 53 million Americans tune in to CBS to watch Dallas, which also starred Jim Davis, the patriarch of the Ewing clan, who grew up in Edgerton in Platte County, Missouri.

On this date in Missouri History: The made-for-TV-drama, The Day After, captivated audiences while showing the fictional destruction of Kansas City.

This date in Missouri history: The Rolling Stones' Tattoo You tour played in front of 18,700 raucous fans at the old Checkerdome in St. Louis.