October 31, 1900
Robert Calvin (Cal) Hubbard was born in Keytesville, Missouri. He spent his life in sports and is enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Football Hall of Fame, and the College Football Hall of Fame.
October 30, 1895
Sixteen children from the Orphan Train found new families in Nodaway County on this day.
October 29, 1949
First Daughter Margaret Truman was the featured soprano soloist with the St. Louis Symphony at Kiel Opera House. She received four curtain calls and sang two encores.
October 28, 1884
Near Independence, Mrs. John Oliver walked into a closet where her husband stored blasting powder. A spark from her pipe ... you can guess the rest.
October 27, 1911
Republican Governor Herbert Spencer Hadley proposed that prisoners in county jails be permitted to work on the new cross-state highways in exchange for shortened jail sentences. Hadley served one term was Missouri's 32nd governor (1909 to 1913).
President Taft Visits
A massive crowd gathers on the Cape Girardeau riverfront as President William Howard Taft’s flotilla arrives on the Mississippi River for a visit.
October 24, 1962
This date in Missouri history: Schools in Missouri are practicing emergency plans in case of a nuclear attack as the Cuban Missile Crisis heats up, affecting businesses and schools across the state.
October 23, 1992
This date in Missouri history: Two men wearing stocking masks and white overalls rob a Brinks Security guard at United Missouri Bank at 10 South Broadway in downtown St. Louis, stealing nearly $1 million in a still-unsolved crime.
October 22, 1858
This date in Missouri history: The first eastbound Butterfield Overland Stage passed through Springfield on its return trip from San Francisco.
October 21, 1942
The Ha Ha Tonka Mansion, built on the cliffs high above the Niangua River, catches fire, leaving behind the ruins that are still visible near Camdenton.