October 13, 1877
Lizzie Wise drew a crowd as she ascended in her balloon from the Grand Avenue Baseball Park in St. Louis. A stiff wind grabbed the balloon and she was whisked away. She was found the next day in Illinois, hanging from a treetop, unharmed.
October 12, 1885
The first cross-state long distance call was made. The mayor of Kansas City called to his home from St. Louis.
October 2, 1865
The first regularly scheduled train service between St. Louis and Kansas City began on this day. It was an 18-hour trip.
Form Follows (New) Function at Hotel Saint Louis
An iconic Louis Sullivan building in St. Louis takes on a new life as an upscale hotel.
September 29, 1953
The Post-Dispatch reported that General Motors was planning to build a new plastic car in St. Louis. Sure enough, every Corvette in America was built there from 1953 to 1981.
Whose Woods These Are
Missouri Botanical Garden’s Shaw Nature Reserve offers natural wooded habitats for nature lovers year-round.
September 24, 1794
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.
The Day A Daredevil Scaled the Arch
John Vincent scaled the Gateway Arch using suction cups. He then BASE jumped from the top.
September 12, 1874
St. Louis dedicated a monument to General Nathaniel Lyon on this date. Lyon was the first Union General to be killed in the Civil War.