A tornado in Poplar Bluff killed 104 and injured 350 more.
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.
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May 31, 1927
King George awarded Charles Lindbergh England's Distinguished Flying Cross on this day. This and many other Lindbergh items are on display for free at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.
May 16, 1927
Runaway mules killed A.W. Bisby north of Brookfield.
May 10, 1881
Washington University established the first Art Museum west of the Mississippi, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, on this date.