Jim Bridger

Jim Bridger is Born: March 17, 1804

Mountain man Jim Bridger was born on this date.


Collaboration Creates Amazing Art

The artists of St. Louis’s Third Degree Glass Factory are joining creative forces with other artists in the area to create something completely unique. The new exhibit, Elements:A Collaborative Exhibition, combines glass art with other media.


So Much To See And Do In Sikeston This Spring

Visit Sikeston this spring, just a 2-hour drive south of St. Louis.


The Next Little Bosnians

The city’s Bevo Mill neighborhood became a nexus of Bosnian food and culture. Now home to around fifty-thousand Bosnian-Americans, St. Louis likes to tout itself as having the highest percentage of Bosnians outside of Bosnia.


Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Expedition Stamp

Meriwether Lewis Arrives Back in St. Louis as Governor: March 8, 1808

The hero of the Corps of Discovery arrived to take up his position as governor on this date in 1808, almost a full year after he'd been appointed to the role.


Dred Scott

The Supreme Court Rules Against Dred Scott: March 6, 1857

The Dred Scott case, formally known as Dred Scott v. Sandford, was decided by the US Supreme Court on this date in 1857.


St. Louis Mercantile Library Hall ca. 1870

Oscar Wilde Lectures in St. Louis: February 25, 1882

Oscar Wilde was visiting St. Louis on this date in 1882, and delivered a lecture to a capacity crowd at the Mercantile Library Hall.


An early building at Washington University

Washington University Receives its Charter: February 22, 1853

Eliot Seminary (now Washington University) was chartered in St. Louis on this date.


William T. Sherman Funeral Procession in St. Louis

William Tecumseh Sherman’s Funeral is Held: February 21, 1891

William Tecumseh Sherman’s funeral mass and burial were held in St. Louis on this date in 1891.