April 15, 1889
Thomas Hart Benton is born in Neosho, Missouri. He became one of the most famous artists in America in the 1900s and helped develop the regionalist movement, which exposed lives of average Americans in the Midwest to a larger audience.
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June 7, 1836
The Platte Purchase added St. Joseph and the northwestern corner of Missouri to the original state which had a straight line for its western border. The bill to approve the purchase was introduced by Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
April 15, 1889
Thomas Hart Benton, who was from Neosho and one of Missouri's greatest artists, was born today.
March 14, 1782
Birthday of Senator Thomas Hart Benton. While terribly important in Missouri's history, he also has six counties named for him in other western states.
September 4, 1813
Andrew Jackson and Thomas Hart Benton had a shootout followed by a knife fight in a Tennessee hotelís hallway on this date. This caused Benton to leave Tennessee and move to Missouri.