St. Louis

Written ballots rather than oral voting was officially required now for all St. Louis elections.

Birthday of St. Louis prizefighter, Henry Armstrong who scored 152 victories and held championship titles in three weight divisions at the same time.

A small plane flew through the legs of the Gateway Arch for the seventh time. This was the first one to do so at night. 

You voted. We counted. Now you can discover some best-kept secrets and surprises around the state in eight different categories, such as culture, destinations, food, lore and legend, and more.

The Post-Dispatch reported that the unclaimed body of a man had been standing in the window of a St. Louis mortuary for 27 years. They were displaying him to demonstrate the skill of their embalming. 

 Theodore Roosevelt became the first President to fly. He came to Aviation Field in St. Louis for the experience. His pilot was Arch Hoxsey.

Here's the quick scoop on Germans in Missouri, by the numbers. (Years are numbers, too!)

Miss Day, a fourteen-year-old girl from St. Louis, became St. Louis's first girl to ascend in a balloon. Mr. S. Hobart took her on a ten-mile trip.

The Polyhymnia Society was established in St. Louis and performed its first orchestra concert.

Geh und erforschel (go and explore) Missouri's German Heritage with a new book by W. Arthur Mehrhoff and published by Missouri Life Inc.