Missouri History

The Lebanon Rustic Republican reported that President William McKinley had received a barrel of big red apples from Absalom Nelson of Lebanon.

Fur played a vital role in the early Anglo settlements. It was animal pelts, not tobacco, that the early Virginia colonists first exported. The North American fur trade had a tremendous impact on exploration, colonization, and international politics.

Birth of Albert Bond Lambert, the eighth balloon pilot in America and the person who bought, cleared, and leveled a flying field that is now an international airport at St. Louis.

This date in Missouri history: Schools and businesses closed while families stocked up on supplies. This date was predicted to see a gigantic earthquake along the New Madrid Fault. Nothing happened.

This date in Missouri history: Walt Disney’s legendary cartoonist, Paul Murry, was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. Murry drew most of the Mickey Mouse comic books. 

This date in Missouri history. The state’s Attorney General’s Office determined that, while women were now allowed to vote and hold official positions, they could not serve on juries because being a jury member was not an official position. 

Philanthropist John O’Fallon was born on this day.  He established the O’Fallon Institute which is now Washington University. 

This date in Missouri history. Famous-Barr announced it had selected a site at Lindbergh and the Rock Road for a $10 million shopping center. An item on page four of the Globe-Democrat mentioned that President Kennedy was in Dallas. 

Who shot J.R.? One of the most-watched TV moments in history takes place as 53 million Americans tune in to CBS to watch Dallas, which also starred Jim Davis, the patriarch of the Ewing clan, who grew up in Edgerton in Platte County, Missouri.

On this date in Missouri History: The made-for-TV-drama, The Day After, captivated audiences while showing the fictional destruction of Kansas City.