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.
September 8, 1842
Phoebe Couzins was born in St. Louis. She went on to become one of the first female lawyers in the United States and the first woman to be appointed to the US Marshall. She earned a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and she is now buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.
End of Summer Fun in St. Louis
Discover virtual art festivals, socially distanced events, rooftop karaoke, and more in St. Louis.
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra roots begin
The St. Louis Choral Society was founded by SLSO's first Music Director Joseph Otten on September 1, 1880.
August 27, 1933
On this day Lieutenant Tito Falconi flew his open-cockpit airplane from St. Louis to Joliet upside down. He was happy to set the record for inverted flight but was a little worried also because one of the straps that held him in broke along the way.
August 26, 1856
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.
August 20, 1966
The last buildings in St. Louis' "Chinatown" came down on this date to make room for a stadium parking garage.