On February 10, 1841: Julia Soulard begins giving land to the City of St. Louis for use as a public…
Senator David Rice Atchison may have been the United States President for 24-hours. The official US records beg to differ.…
He came to Missouri several times and died here in 1932 "Probably no globe trotter in history has ever achieved…
1921: The citizens of St. James elect the first female mayor in the state. Mayme Hanrahan OusleyFirst Female Mayor in…
On November 23, 1871, the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy opened in Rolla. It was one of the first…
How Jefferson City Became the State Capital Jefferson City is the first and only city "created" to be the seat…
1837 - Missouri Annexes Northwestern Border with the Platte Purchase Map of Missouri Prior to Platte Purchase Prior to 1837,…
1946: Mobile Car Phones made their nationwide debut in Missouri A Southwestern Bell worker testing mobile telephone service in St.…
Missouri wines are getting more famous. But this overnight success story dates back to the 1830s. Missouri Wine CountryCourtesy of…
California and France have Missouri to Thank For Their Wine Industries Missouri's official state grape, the Norton Missouri's wine industry…
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