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Missouri History Today

February 16, 1999

by Missouri Life

Police arrested several dozen people and maced many more when Fat Tuesday crowds got out of hand in St. Louis’s Soulard Neighborhood.

This post was contributed by Ross Malone. A historian and a retired school teacher, Ross has authored many books about Missouri’s history, weird facts, and folk tales. He has also written children’s historical fiction. Visit his website, and buy his books in the Missouri Life store.