April 15, 1875
St. Louis streets seemed to be always muddy or dusty so plans were submitted to help with the problem. One plan involved suspending water pipes 20 feet above the streets and sprinkling the streets as needed.
April 12, 1952
It was "Dizzy Dean Week" in St. Louis in celebration of the movie The Pride of St. Louis. Dizzy was in town for the week and said he didn't care if it wasn't exactly accurate. "Jeez," he said, "they're gonna give me 50,000 smackers just fer livin'."
April 11, 1964
This is the birthday of Kansas City's dominating right-handed starting pitcher, Bret Saberhagen. At 21 he was the World Series MVP when the Royals beat the Cardinals.
April 10, 1842
Charles Dickens arrived in St. Louis for a five-day visit. He seemed to like the people, hotels, etc. but commented, "It is very hot, lies among great rivers, and has vast tracts of undrained swampy land around it..."
April 9, 1682
Robert de La Salle took possession of this Louisiana Territory, which included modern day Missouri, for France and named the area for King Louis XIV.
April 5, 1904
It was feared that the spring weather would bring out the automobiles and speed limits were being set and enforced.
April 3, 1860
The Pony Express started its first run from St. Joseph. Read more about this in Tales From Missouri and the Heartland.
April 2, 1923
The old tavern at Arrow Rock was purchased on this date as the first step in saving the town's jewels of American history.
