July 2, 2002
Adventurer, Steve Fossett, traveled non-stop around the world in fourteen days in his hot air balloon.
June 30, 1949
The Missouri Waltz was chosen as our state song. It was used as Truman's theme song but it was reported that he had a strong dislike for the tune and the words.
June 29, 1950
What many regard as the greatest upset in World Cup history, the U.S. team beat England. Five of the players were from St. Louis and four of those were from The Hill. A movie was made about the event. Much of The Game of Their Lives was filmed on The Hill.
June 28, 1902
It was announced that Frank James had decided to live again in Kearney, MO along with his wife. He also stated (through his attorney) that his aged mother was planning to live with them.
June 27, 1825
George Sibley and his party departed from St. Charles on this day to survey what would become the Santa Fe Trail.
June 26, 1804
Lewis and Clark had now traversed the entire breadth of the future state of Missouri. They were at the present site of Kansas City and preparing to start north along the western edge of our state.
June 25, 1951
Kansas City’s beautiful Starlight Theatre hosted its very first opening night with the musical The Desert Song. However, before construction was finished on the $1.5 million venue, it hosted the Thrills of a Century—a centennial celebration of Kansas City.
June 24, 1770
The first Catholic church was dedicated in St. Louis. It was a log structure that stood where the Old Cathedral stands today.
