Missouri History Today September 23, 1806: Lewis And Clark Arrive Home In Time For Land Debates
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Missouri History Today September 18, 1820: Missouri’s Pioneering Assembly Gathers
Missouri History Today September 14, 2008: Tropical Depression Ike Drenches Missouri
Ten years ago, Missouri Life took a look back to what was happening in 1973 across our state, in the nation, and around the world. Take a trip back in time and remember when these things were happening as Missouri Life wrote about them in 2013.
Missouri History Today September 1, 1931: Twister Unroofs Home & Barns by Meramec River Bluffs
Missouri History Today August 29, 1904: Olympic Games Begin In St. Louis
In our September 2023 issue, we introduced you to St. Louis’s influential coffee barons, but there are two more who shaped that important industry: Julius Steinwender and Charles Stoffregen. It was a partnership that reached far beyond Missouri.
Do you enjoy being a two-wheeled tourist? Whether you’re a peddling pro, a cycling sensation, or a little wobbly on wheels, if you’re any kind of a biking enthusiast—at any skill level!—you’ll want to check out a marvelous moonlight bike ride.
Missouri History Today August 12, 1905: Bird Cage Spurs Conversation Of Forest Park Zoo
Missouri History Today August 9, 1905: Speed Breakers Meet Their Match In St. Louis
These days, it seems like there’s a competition for just about everything — from extreme ironing to a roadkill cookoff. Well here’s one that involves facial hair, a Beard & Mustache Competition. Not to split hairs, but this one’s been around awhile.
Late July is the prime time to go see beautiful, sunny, sunflowers. They are glorious to look at and they make bees, other pollinators, and deer happy. Take a day trip to see thousands of these bright, colorful flowers and hear the buzzing of the bees.
From her home in Webster Groves, Phyliss Ada Driver performed and became a regular at clubs in the Gaslight Square entertainment district in St. Louis. There, she performed under the stage name Phyliss Diller. She would, of course, go on to find fame and hit the big time with Bob Hope and others. Diller entered …
This day in 1936 was one tragically hot one. That summer scorcher was yet another in a series that has gripped our state. On that fateful day, Springfield was one of the cool spots, with only 106˚ reported. But that isn’t near the record for this day. In 1954, the mercury hit the hottest temperature …
St. Louis native and former pro boxer Michael Spinks competed from 1977 to 1988. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed light heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985, and the lineal heavyweight title from 1985 to 1988. (The lineal title is generally won when a fighter dethrones a champ who has …
Sportswriter Matt Crossman was not prepared for the surprising spectacle he encountered on his first visit to watch St. Louis’ professional soccer team, CITY SC, play at CITYPARK. Matt’s first sign it was going to be a different day was the shoes.
Adolphus Busch was born in Germany on this day in 1839. An immigrant to the U.S., he co founded the firm later known as Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., along with Eberhard Anheuser, his father-in-law. It would become one of the largest breweries in the world. Busch was the youngest of 21 children born to his father, …
Following the tragic death May 25, 2020, of George Floyd, protestors marching through a gated community in the Central West End of St. Louis in June of 2020 were met by homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who came out of their home with guns drawn. The couple told the protestors to get off the land. …
The human genome genetic code was decoded on this day 23 years ago with a cooperative effort from medical researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and a few select other university partners in the project. The breakthrough signaled the start of a new era in medicine, one that held the promise of novel, …
Built by George Ferris for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the first Ferris wheel was an attempt to out-Eiffel Gustav Eiffel and his famed Paris tower. It premiered to the world on on this date 130 years ago. When the fair ended, the wheel was dismantled and moved to Chicago’s North Side, where it …
The case Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. held that Congress could regulate the “badges and incidents of slavery” under the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Joseph Lee Jones had tried to buy a house in a white neighborhood in St. Louis, but was denied because he was Black. The Court sided with Jones …
Aleysa Gulevich, a star with St. Louis’ Circus Flora, broke a world hula hooping record on this date 14 years ago. For her feat, Gulevich spun 107 hula hoops at the same time. The stack reached to her knees! She had reigned as the world-record-holder in this category before, in 2004 and 2007. (The category …
A very unusual steamboat arrived in St. Louis on this day in 1918. Called “Long’s Dragon,” in reference to explorer Steven Long, the Western Engineer was built to travel up the Missouri. It was shaped and painted to resemble a huge serpent. This gave the steamboat a unique way to announce its presence, since the …
At the time of the horrific London murders, Francis Tumblety was suspected of being Jack the Ripper. He was arrested Nov. 7, 1888 on unrelated charges and released on bail. Knowing he was considered a suspect, Tumblety fled back to the U.S. Rumor had it, Scotland Yard tried to extradite him, but police determined “there …
In the 2009 movie The Hangover, Mike Tyson appeared fairly extensively. In The Hangover II, Ed Helms’ character wakes up after a drunken night in Bangkok inked with the same tribal tattoo Tyson has around his left eye. After seeing the movie’s ads and trailer, Tyson’s tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill filed a lawsuit against …
Whether you’re familiar with playwright Tennessee Williams or not, you’ll want to catch a creative cabaret show that takes its inspiration from his works including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire, and The Glass Menagerie.
An estimated crowd of 3,000 faithful fans gathered in the area of Tucker Blvd. and Washington Street on a sweltering night to watch the final episode of NBC’s long running hit TV series “Seinfeld.” Set in New York CIty, the show about nothing turned out to really be something. Fans brought lawn furniture, blankets, coolers, …
Bell Systems announced 77 years ago today that the Show-Me state would be the first state to test drive car phones. Contrary to popular belief, cellular phones didn’t come out in the 1980s—the service surfaced in Missouri on June 17, 1946. It was then expanded to nearly 100 other cities in states across the country. …
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