April 6, 2020
Missouri’s governor issues a “Shelter in Place” order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The order would stay in place until April 24. On thing Governor Mike Parson’s order did not do—which public health officials had been requesting—was issue a statewide mask mandate.
Based upon content from the book Missouri 365: This Day in Missouri History by John W. Brown, broadcaster and Missouri historian. Get your copy at Reedy Press.
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Missouri was requested to provide five regiments of infantry and one battery of light artillery for the Spanish-American War.
April 14, 1841
Established by the Geyer Act of 1839, The University of Missouri began accepting students on April 14, 1841.
April 6, 1963
The McDonnell Planetarium opened on this day.