Harry S Truman

When our editor toured the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence, she came away with a heightened appreciation for the only Missourian to serve as president of the United States. Here’s why you should visit, too.

On this date in 1957, the Harry S. Truman Library opened in Independence. 

Winston Churchill gives his "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton. Churchill used the phrase "Iron Curtain" to define the division between Western nations and Soviet powers.

You will be surprised by some of the songs about Missouri and some of the celebrities who sang them. Our state, its people, and their stories are reflected in these six songs from our past.

This date in Missouri and U.S. history: The Show-Me State's Harry S. Truman was elected president.

Discover the history on the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender aboard the ship.