The Plat For St. Joseph is Laid: July 26, 1843


That new town north of Kansas City was originally called Blacksnake Hills, but…

Vrooms and Booms


The Mega Motorsports Toughest Monster Truck Tour promises larger-than-life…

High Southern Cooking at the Keeter Center


At the Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks, students get a complete…

An Electric Cart Vendor Was Granted a License For The World’s Fair: July 25, 1903


Semple Scott of St. Louis was granted permission to rent small electric cars…

Cowboy Up


Over the past seven decades, the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo has become a…

Missouri’s Very Own Woodstock


It's been 50 years since sex, drugs, and rock and roll hit Sedalia at the 1974…

Building the Bootheel


At Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site in New Madrid, visitors can explore a…

The Waffle Cone Is Invented, Maybe: July 23, 1904


This was the reported date when some say the ice cream cone was created and…

Tom Pendergast is Born: July 22, 1873


Kansas City political boss Tom Pendergast was born. Known for using nefarious…

Have a Ball


At the Grrridiron Girls Camp at William Woods University, boys and girls have…