Plans were announced on this day for a lavish new theater in St. Louis. The Fox Theatre would be the second largest in the world.
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R. Buckminster Fuller designed something he called a geodesic dome and placed one in the Missouri Botanical Garden. Calling this one a “Climatron” he explained that it would last for a while but was not a permanent structure. It has been there now for over 50 years and seems able to stand for many more.
George Eyser had a good day at the Olympic Games in St. Louis. He won gold in the parallel bars and rope climb and tied for gold in the vault. He won silver on the pommel horse and the all-around. He took the bronze medal on the horizontal bars.
Hannah Rainey, songwriter and guitarist in Shady Bug, helps the indie band create its sound.
The St. Louis police department became the first in the nation to use fingerprints for identification.
The first mayor in the U.S. to have an automobile got his new car on this date. St. Louis Mayor Rolla Wells was challenged to a race with the police departments new scorcher wagon.
The famous steamboat race between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee began in New Orleans on this date, at 5 PM. It was a 1200 mile upstream race to St. Louis, and the record of 3 days, 18 hours, and about 20 minutes still stands for commercial boats.
The tornado struck St. Louis and left 118 people dead. It was one of the most deadly and destructive tornadoes in US history. It hit the Eads bridge, among a number of other historic places, and caused more than ten million dollars (not adjusted for inflation) in damage.
Phoebe Couzins became Missouri’s first woman law school graduate (Washington University in St. Louis). In 1887 she became the first female US Marshall in the country’s history. She was also on the Board of Directors for the World’s Fair.
C.H. Laessig died on this day. Early in 1905, he opened the first gas station in the United States at 418 South Teresa in St. Louis.
On this night, fireman Phelim O’Toole became a legend. The Southern Hotel was on fire and about a dozen people were trapped beyond the reach of ladders.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad was chartered. It was created to “… extend from St. Louis via Jefferson City, to the western boundary of Missouri, and thence to the Pacific Ocean.”
Elm Farm Ollie became the first cow to fly in an airplane. She took off from Bismarck, Missouri and flew to St. Louis.
“By the time I got done mixing and mastering everything that we started, it got done in 2017, so we put two albums out in the same year,” Joe says. “The reason these records got divided the way they did is that there were a handful of themes that seemed like they belonged over on this side and a handful that belonged on that side.”
At just 23, St. Louis-based singer/songwriter, upright bassist, and poet Tonina Saputo has accomplished more than many artists twice her age. As a high school student, she performed with her school’s symphonic orchestra at both Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City.
Patrick Weston has overcome long odds to survive, live, and thrive throughout his life. This is his story.
Want to make a holiday cake that will double as an edible centerpiece for your holiday table? Take a cue from this renowned bakery.
Local productions and traveling shows bring the iconic ballet to appreciative audiences here in Missouri. For professional ballet companies, The Nutcracker is often the most popular show of the season.
An inaugural Veterans Day ceremony will take place November 11 at Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial. The event offers a way to remember those lost or serving in the military by securing a personalized Gold or Blue Star badge to be incorporated into the ceremony as service flags.
Missourians love their coff ee now as much as they did hundreds of years ago when the French first brought coff ee to the shores of the Mississippi River. Indie co ffee shops, boutique roasters, national brands, and regional roasters are pleasing customers all over the state.
A juicy, seasoned patty of beef wedged between cool, crisp leaves of lettuce with freshly sliced tomato … the classic American hamburger is a customer favorite that’s prominent on restaurant menus everywhere. But there are myriad ways to prepare and eat a burger, and somebody is always adding something new. The possibilities are endless. Bite …
Antoine Robidoux was born into the prosperous St. Louis family of that name. His brother was the founder of St. Joseph but Antoine went further west and trapped, explored and led pioneers into the new territories.
At a time when the nations of Europe were competing for global control of trade and land, the New World offered the ideal opportunity to fill European coffers and expand their empires. The only problem was that someone already lived here.
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial has been renamed Gateway Arch National Park, opening a new chapter for the stainless steel monument and for the city of St. Louis.
The national dance marathon was narrowing down at the St. Louis Coliseum. Eighteen-year-old Hilda Johnson dropped out after 147 hours. She got a world record and $700. Three men were still dancing.
St. Louis’s first cidery—Brick River Cider Company—opens born of family and tradition.
William Greenleaf Eliot died on this day. He was a co-founder of Eliot Seminary which became Washington University. He was the grandfather of St. Louis author, T.S. Eliot.
Un-manned Gemini spacecraft (built in St. Louis) orbited earth and was successfully recovered.
About 68,000 Depression Era poor were fed a free Christmas meal at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.