Microphone in baseball press box overlooking an infield.

October 14, 1985

One of the most famous radio calls in baseball history happened when St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith hit a game-winning home run against the L.A. Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium, prompting the great Jack Buck to announce, “Go crazy, folks, go crazy!”


The Greek goddess Athena

October 13, 1887

On this day in Missouri history, the Priests of Pallas parade, a week-long festival that was a remarkable sight and attracted big names to the city for decades, debuts in Kansas City.


Martin Luther King Jr.

October 12, 1964

Today in Missouri History: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a major speech in Missouri to thousands of students, faculty, and staff at Saint Louis University inside the West Pine Gymnasium.


Image of the word Debut.

October 8, 2006

Missouri History Today: Eloise: The Animated Series debuts, displaying the work of St. Louis native Kay Thompson.


An old television set.

October 11, 1991

St. Louis actor Redd Foxx, named one of TV Guide’s “50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time,” dies of a heart attack on the set of The Royal Family.


Old time ticket to Admit One

October 10, 1937

The Ozarks Empire Fair begins its inaugural seven-day run on a spot near the Springfield Zoo, ending its 30-year history as a traveling exhibit.


Old baseball on dusty home plate

October 9, 1944

The St. Louis Cardinals win the Streetcar Series against the St. Louis Browns.


Run down public housing project.

October 7, 1954

The first of the Pruitt-Igoe homes are ready for families in St. Louis, but by 1976 – after officials realized the public housing project was an abysmal failure – all 33 homes were imploded.


Old map of Missouri with explorer's compass.

October 1, 1812

The first meeting of the general assembly of the Missouri Territory took place, which named the five original counties: St. Louis, St. Charles, Sainte Genevieve, Cape Girardeau, and New Madrid.