On this date in 1927, a devastating tornado hit Poplar Bluff, killing 104 and and injuring 350 more. In all, 225 people were killed as this twister and others in its group swept through southern Missouri and Arkansas. Sadly, this heartbreaking tragedy was eclipsed in the late afternoon of May 22, 2011 when an EF5 …
On this day in Missouri History, one worker died and four others were injured in an explosion at The Lake City Army ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri. It happened in a building where chemicals are mixed, according to Army officials. Other explosions have occurred at the same plant – a 1990 blast killed one worker …
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