St. Louis

As Sterling Price's ill-fated attempt to take Missouri for the Confederates got underway in southern Missouri, Southern sympathizers in St. Louis were organizing a wagonload of supplies and secret messages to deliver to Price's troops.

Missouri History Today September 18, 1820: Missouri's Pioneering Assembly Gathers

Missouri History Today August 29, 1904: Olympic Games Begin In St. Louis

District Attorney Thomas C. Reynolds and editor of the St. Louis Democrat, Benjamin Gratz Brown, fought a duel on Bloody Island.  Brown was wounded, and Reynolds was unhurt.  Brown went on to become Governor of Missouri, and Reynolds went on to become the Confederate Governor of Missouri.

Music at the Intersection is a celebration of St. Louis's musical heritage, which encompasses everything from blues, jazz, and soul to R&B, hip-hop, and rock n' roll. But more than that, it's an effort to bridge demographic divides to foster community.

Missouri History Today August 22, 1876: Vote Fractures St. Louis City And County

Hubert "Hub" Schlafly was born in St. Louis. In 1950 he invented the teleprompter to help soap opera actors. It soon became the politician's best friend.

The road from St. Louis to St. Charles was declared a public road on this date. It was laid out in 1772. In 1865 it was improved with a rock surface and has been known as St. Charles Rock Road ever since.

Missouri History Today August 2, 1817 Historic Arrival: Zebulon M. Pike Steamboat Reaches St. Louis

Pierre François Pinet died on this date in 1704 in present-day Missouri. He is the first documented person of French descent to have died in Missouri.