Debut of Meet Me in St. Louis
November 22, 1944 was the world debut of Meet Me in St. Louis. One of the biggest feature films to showcase St. Louis was released by Metro-Goldwym-Mayer. The movie featured Judy Garland and was set in St. Louis in the year before the 1904 World’s Fair. The film was nominated for four Oscars and won numerous major theatrical awards.
November 21, 1920 is the birthday of “Stan the Man”
November 21, 1920 is the Birthday of Hall of Famer, “Stan the Man” Musial. (Career batting average = .331.)
First National FFA Convention
November 20, 1928 was the very first National FFA Convention was held in Kansas City.
May 31, 1995
On this date in Missouri history, the Missouri mule is named Missouri’s official state animal.
Missourians Survive Y2K Scare
On January 1, 2000, Missourians survived the Y2K (Year 2000) scare. Millions of anxious people around the state waited to see if electronics would shut down at the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2000.