A plane crash claims the life of Springfield professional golfer Payne Stewart.
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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October 25, 1930
TWA established the first coast-to-coast all-air passenger service on this date. The planes flew from New York to Kansas City for an overnight stop and then on to Los Angeles. Total trip time was 36 hours.
October 25, 1904
Captain Thomas Scott Baldwin's airship demonstration at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition of 1904 was St. Louis's first exposure to controlled flight. A. Roy Knabenshue operated the powered balloon, maneuvering it in the shape of an S. He flew for 37 minutes and climbed to 2,000 feet above the fairgrounds.