On December 10, 1980, the first Braggin’ Rights basketball game is held in St. Louis between the Mizzou Tigers and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. Although the teams have a rivalry dating back to 1932, things escalated a notch when the annual matchup between the two squads moved to a neutral site midway between the two campuses.
On December 9, 1878, Joseph Pulitzer buys the St. Louis Dispatch for $2,500. Pulitzer arrived in the city penniless as a teen, and he took jobs such as waiter and reporter. After becoming disillusioned with politics, all before the age of 30, Pulitzer bought the newspaper at a sheriff’s sale, then immediately merged it with the St. Louis Post, to create the Post-Dispatch.
On December 8, 2011 Albert Pujols left St. Louis Cardinals to play for the Angles and the Dodgers. He returned to the Cardinals in 2021, where he hit his 700th homerun and won Comeback Player of the Year for the National League.
On December 7, 1914, Barnes Hospital opened in St. Louis and admitted 26 patients. Later that year Children’s Hospital and the Washington University Medical School moved nearby and thus began the present medical complex.
On December 4, 2009, Up in the Air with George Clooney hits the big screen, with St. Louis as the backdrop. For several weeks, the only thing that people in St. Louis were talking about was where George Clooney was spotted that day.
On December 2, 2006, the central part of the state received over a foot of snow and east-central Missouri got ice on this day. A bunch of homes and businesses in St. Louis were without electricity.
On November 29, 1901, the Monsanto Company was founded in St. Louis by John F. Queeny.
On November 28, 1959, Saint Louis University wins the first-ever NCAA Divison 1 Men’s Soccer Championship. SLU Billikens soccer team won a national title against the University of Bridgeport 5-2, finishing the season 11-1.
On November 25, 1884 John B. Meyenberg, an immigrant from Switzerland residing in St. Louis, patented evaporated milk.
November 22, 1944 was the world debut of Meet Me in St. Louis. One of the biggest feature films to showcase St. Louis was released by Metro-Goldwym-Mayer. The movie featured Judy Garland and was set in St. Louis in the year before the 1904 World’s Fair. The film was nominated for four Oscars and won numerous major theatrical awards.
November 21, 1920 is the Birthday of Hall of Famer, “Stan the Man” Musial. (Career batting average = .331.)
On November 16, 1818, Saint Louis University is founded as the oldest college west of the Mississippi.
On November 15, 1964, the drenching rains turned Sportman’s Park into a muddy mess. The yard markers were obliterated and players became unrecognizable. The Football Cardinals played the NY Giants in a 10-10 tie. The game will forever be remembered as The Mud Bowl.
On November 11, 1930 newspapers were reporting that the new parrot at the St. Louis Zoo was cursing visitors and telling them to go to Hell. He would be removed from display.
November 9, 1935 is the birthday of Hall of Fame Cardinal’s pitcher, Bob Gibson.
On November 7, 1967 an icon is born when St. Louis radio station KSHE plays “White Rabbit” by the Jefferson Airplane as the first song, following their format switch to rock ‘n’ roll music.
On November 6, 1989, Tina Isa was stabbed to death by her father saying, “Die my daughter, die,” while her mother held her arms.
On November 4, 1925, Doris Roberts (Doris May Green) was born in St. Louis. She is best known as Ray Barone’s mother and Frank’s “trophy wife” on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.
On November 3, 1968, Cardinals sportscaster, Harry Caray was hit by a car on Kingshighway.
October 30, 1877 is the Birthday of Irma Rombauer of St. Louis. Her cookbook, The Joy of Cooking, has been in print continuously since 1936.
Fitness really can be fun! The runners will be in costume. Families can do the one-mile fun run, and there are Halloween adventures on other courses in this picturesque town, too.
Three special events at the St. Louis Zoo include Zootoberfest, with beer trailers and German food, and then three weekends of festive Halloween decorations throughout the zoo. Find out about Boo at the Zoo, too.
Pirate Quest for the Sunken Treasures is a new family adventure open now through October 31 in St. Louis Missouri.
Warmer weather means St. Louisans will soon pack area farmers’ markets. Don’t feel like cooking? There’s a new pizzeria and a gas station with surprising food options open in Maplewood and Fenton, respectively.
On this day in Missouri history, the third version of Busch Stadium opens in St. Louis.
St. Louis City Scout is a monthly roundup of some of the most noteworthy events and news in the city. In this edition of St. Louis City Scout: The Major League Soccer stadium under construction at Market and 20th streets in St. Louis City now has a name: Centene Stadium. St. Louis City SC and Centene Corp., based out of Clayton, made a fifteen-year deal for the stadium’s naming rights.
These 4 juice joints are jumping! There’s no shortage of atmosphere at these speakeasies, although you can go without the element of danger from the Prohibition era to get your classic cocktails. Tell ’em Big MO, you know, the Lifer, sent you!
This quick and easy recipe for St. Louis style toasted ravioli is perfect for your next party or potluck.
St. Louisans may not have visions of sugar-plums dancing in their heads this Christmas and New Year’s season. Instead, dreams will be filled with artisan toasted ravioli.