Charles Lindbergh Flies the First STL to Chicago Air Mail Run: April 14, 1926
Charles Lindbergh flew the first air mail run between St. Louis and Chicago. His employer, Robertson Aircraft Company of St. Louis would grow into American Airlines. Lindbergh…
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Artist Thomas Hart Benton is Born: April 15, 1889
Thomas Hart Benton was born on this date in 1889 in Neosho.
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Bonnie & Clyde Get Into Shootout in Joplin: April 13, 1933
Notorious criminals Bonnie & Clyde got into a shootout in Joplin on this date in 1933.
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A Little Hope on the Prairie
At one time, more than one-third of Missouri was covered in prairie—a landscape known for wide-open expanses of verdant grassland. Although much of this habitat has since been…
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Harry S. Truman Becomes President: April 12, 1945
Vice President, Harry S Truman, assumed the Presidency following the death of F.D.R. on this date.
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Enoch Herbert Crowder is Born: April 11, 1859
Enoch Herbert Crowder was born in Edinburg, Missouri, on this date in 1859.
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Cast a Line at Bennett Springs State Park
Bennett Spring State Park is well-known among anglers for its excellent trout fishing, but visitors also enjoy its hiking trails, Niangua River access, campgrounds, cabins, and…
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An Aura of Her Own
With an aesthetic that's equal parts Mick Jagger and Monticello, Kansas City-based interior designer Kelee Katillac has made an international name for herself as a creative force…
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Joseph Pulitzer is Born: April 10, 1847
Founder of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Pulitzer Prize, Joseph Pulitzer was born on this day. He arrived in St. Louis from New York penniless in October of 1865.
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