Visit Sikeston this spring, just a 2-hour drive south of St. Louis.
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The city’s Bevo Mill neighborhood became a nexus of Bosnian food and culture. Now home to around fifty-thousand Bosnian-Americans, St. Louis likes to tout itself as having the highest percentage of Bosnians outside of Bosnia.
The hero of the Corps of Discovery arrived to take up his position as governor on this date in 1808, almost a full year after he’d been appointed to the role.
The Dred Scott case, formally known as Dred Scott v. Sandford, was decided by the US Supreme Court on this date in 1857.
Oscar Wilde was visiting St. Louis on this date in 1882, and delivered a lecture to a capacity crowd at the Mercantile Library Hall.
Eliot Seminary (now Washington University) was chartered in St. Louis on this date.
William Tecumseh Sherman’s funeral mass and burial were held in St. Louis on this date in 1891.
The St. Louis Cardinals’ iconic “birds on the bat” logo has a rich history that dates back to the early 20th century. The logo was first introduced in 1922 under the leadership of Branch Rickey, who was the team’s general manager at the time. Rickey wanted to create a distinctive and attractive team emblem that …
In an atypical year for food, our staff got creative in the kitchen.
The Patriots faced the “Greatest Show on Turf” Rams led by Kurt Warner, who had a high-powered offense in Super Bowl XXXVI on this date in 2002.
Red Schoendienst, whose full name is Albert Fred Schoendienst, was born on this date in 1923 in Germantown, Illinois. Red made his name playing for a variety of MLB teams (most notably the St. Louis Cardinals) primarily as a second baseman.
Extreme cold temperatures were gripping St. Louis on this date in 1899, so much so that a report in the Kansas City Journal claimed five St. Louisans had succumbed to the cold the day before. It was reported that temperatures hadn’t gone higher than 1 degree Fahrenheit.
Missouri History Today: January 27, 1999 Pope John Paul II Celebrates Mass With Thousands In St Louis
Missouri History Today January 24, 1968: St Louis Symphony plays first concert
Bundle up for chills and thrills at this free Ice Carnival featuring a hayride, 50-plus ice sculptures, live music, snowflake ballerinas, fire performers, and ice-carving demonstrations. See 160 drones lighting up the night sky at this festival.
In Ken Gilberg’s line of work, he gets on his soapbox daily. He loves to speak out about Herbaria, his St. Louis-based company’s all-natural, vegetable-based soaps, deodorants, bath bombs, bath salts, moisturizers, aftershaves, insect repellents, and gifts.
Who can forget Robin Williams’ in the hilarious yet heartfelt hit movie “Mrs. Doubtfire?” He played divorced dad Daniel Hillard, who, unhappy that he doesn’t have more access to his kids, masquerades as an elderly Scottish nanny to be with them.
Missouri History Today November 28, 1891: Union For Electrical Workers Kicks Off
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Missouri History Today October 25, 1915: War Relief Bazaar Held In St. Louis
Missouri History Today October 21, 1919: Belgian Royalty Grace Missouri At Luncheon
Missouri History Today October 19, 1865: St. Louis Hotel Guest Reports Unearthly Sighting In The Skies
Missouri History Today October 14, 1861: St. Louis Sees Launch Of Union-Commissioned Gunboat
Fifty years ago, Missouri Life took readers behind the mic at KMOX in St. Louis, an indisputable radio powerhouse throughout the Midwest. Journey back to the days before podcasts and TV news channels, when radio still ruled the airwaves.
Missouri History Today October 12, 1942: Life Magazine Showcases St. Louis History Mural
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