Why is “Uncle Sam” Buried in Missouri?
He came to Missouri several times and died here in 1932 “Probably no globe trotter in history has ever achieved such celebrity as Frank S. Colburn.” -T.F. Matthews, Dayton Sunday Journal, 1917 Frank Coburn was perhaps the most famous face in America during World War I, yet few people know the name. He portrayed “Uncle…
Dewey Defeats Truman… The Full Missouri Story
November 2nd, 1948: Missourian Harry S Truman defeats Thomas E. Dewey for the U.S. presidency. We have all seen the iconic image of Harry S Truman holding up the Chicago Tribune newspaper with the erroneous headline. But do you know the Missouri history surrounding the days leading up to the iconic image of Truman holding…
Missouri’s Healing Springs:
Most people may not realize this, but Missouri has been on the forefront of “alternative” health for more than 100 years. Osteopathic Medicine was developed in Kirksville but Dr. Andrew Taylor Still as a way to treat illness within the context of the whole body. A man from Mill Spring named Bernarr MacFadden practically invented…