March 29, 1995
Missouri History Today is a daily post that chronicles important dates and events in the Show-Me State.
March 25, 1934
Springfield golfer Horton Smith wins the first-ever Masters. He pulled through with a one-stroke victory in the four-day tournament.
March 22, 1913
Governor Elliot Major signs legislation officially recognizing the state flag, created by Marie Watkins Oliver, who became known as "Missouri's Betsy Ross."
March 18, 1948
Saint Louis University wins the national basketball championship. In the years before the NCAA Tournament and March Madness, college basketball's champion was crowned at the National Invitational Tournament (NIT).
March 17, 1992
Columbia native Sam Walton is presented with the Medal of Freedom from President George H.W. Bush. The Hickman High School and Mizzou alum founded Walmart in 1962 and had become the richest man in America by 1985.