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March 1

On March 1, 1851, Bollinger County was established on this date.  

Feb 27

On February 27, 1881, Harry J. Kiener was born in St. Louis. Kiener was known for his boxing, wrestling and swimming and was a member of the U.S. track team at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis.

Feb 26

On February 26, 2016, Netflix announced it would be doing a new television series starring Jason Bateman.  “Ozark” was to be a “dark drama” set and filmed around the Lake of the Ozarks.  Missouri laws made filming here prohibitive so it was played out in Georgia. 

Feb 25

On February 25, 1875, the Marine Engineer’s Association was formed in St. Louis.  

Feb 24

On February 24, 1870, the State Agricultural College and the Rolla School of Mines were created through the University of Missouri. 

Feb 23

On February 23, 1843, the Name of the County of Kinderhook was changed to Camden.  

Feb 22

On February 22, 2014, over 10,000 people in and around Springfield turned out for a candlelight vigil and marched to honor 10-year-old Hailey Owens, who had been murdered earlier in the week.

On February 21, 1947, The federal government had already allowed each household to purchase five pounds of sugar in the year’s first three months. Now they announced that families would be able to get a total of ten pounds more between April and the end of September. 

Feb 20

February 20, 1891, is the birthday of one of the greatest baseball players of all time, John Wesley Donaldson, who was born in Glasgow, Missouri.  

Feb 19

On February 19, 2013, $10,000 per bottle of wine and other items went up in flames when a worker broke a gas line at J.J.’s up-scale restaurant in Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. Somehow, only one person died in the explosion. 

Feb 18

On February 18, 1927, The Weston Chronicle reported that the Royal Smoke House had a new brick oven out back and would be preparing barbequed meats – especially pork ribs, which had become very popular in the last few years. 

Feb 17

On February 17, 1857, Iron County was established. A special act by the Missouri Legislature led to the formation of Iron County, carved out of parts of Dent, Madison, Reynolds, St. Francois, Washington, and Wayne Counties.

Feb 16

February 16, 1766, is the birthday of Louis Valentin DuBourg, the first Bishop of St. Louis.  

Feb 15

On February 15, 1977, Kevin Williams of Nevada blocked 20 of Mt. Vernon’s shots in a high school basketball game.

Feb 13

On February 13, 1890, Professor James T. Dougherty of De Soto patented a chalk eraser on blackboards.

Feb 12

On February 12, 1899, Missouri was in the middle of a terrible cold snap. It was -16˚ in St. Louis. Columbia recorded its coldest day ever, with 26˚ below zero. There it was -20˚ or colder for eight straight days! On the 12th, Springfield dropped to 29˚ below zero – it’s the coldest night ever! 

Feb 5

On February 5, 1911, the second Missouri State Capitol was destroyed by fire. A bolt of lightning hit the dome of the Missouri State Capitol, sparking a fire that tore through the building. Firefighters across mid-Missouri rushed to Jefferson City to try and save the building.

Feb 4

On February 4, 1882, the Pierce City Weekly Empire declared no lard or butter in the market. They also said that “hen fruit” was 15 cents since the hens were on strike.

Feb 3

February 3, 1918, is the birthday of the fastest woman in the world, Helen Stephens from Fulton, MO.  Known internationally as “The Fulton Flash.”

Feb 2

On February 2, 1931, Lake of the Ozarks began to fill after the completion of Bagnell Dam.

Feb 1

On February 1, 1913, a Grand Masquerade was held at Adolph Hall in Antonia. “First class music” was furnished by Haefners Brothers Orchestra.  

Jan 31

January 31, 1934, is the birthday of actor James Franciscus, born in Clayton, Missouri. After graduating magna cum laude from Yale, he appeared on stage, in film, & TV.

Jan 30

On January 30, 2000, St. Louis Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV. One of the most exciting Super Bowls ends with the Rams’ Mike Jones making a tackle as time ran out, allowing St. Louis to defeat the Tennessee Titans 23-16.

Jan 29

On January 29, 2014, Rand-McNally named Jefferson City, Missouri, the nation’s most beautiful small town.  

Jan 28

January 28, 1919, is the birthdate of Theodore McMillian. In 1956, Governor Phil M. Donnelly appointed McMillian as the first African-American judge in Missouri. He had a very distinguished career as a judge and as an educator. 

Jan 27

On January 27, 1963, plans were made for a miniature railroad in the St. Louis Zoo. 

Jan 26

On January 26, 1924, the National Football League franchised the team farthest west of all their teams, the Kansas City Blues.   

Jan 25

On January 25, 1955, H&R Block was founded in Kansas City by Richard and Henry Bloch. Their small tax preparation firm went on to become one of the largest accounting firms in the world.

Jan 24

On January 24, 1922, the patent was granted to Russell Stover for the Eskimo Pie ice cream bar. The treat helped propel growth for Stover’s company, Russell Stover Candies, which moved its headquarters to Kansas City in 1931.