St. Louis

Frederick Kenneth Blassman, better known by his stage name Freddie Blassie, was born in St. Louis on this date in 1918.

The manager of the former St. Louis Browns, Chris von der Ahe, was essentially kidnapped and taken by train to Pittsburgh on this date in 1898, according to an archival report in the New York Times.

The Patriots faced the "Greatest Show on Turf" Rams led by Kurt Warner, who had a high-powered offense in Super Bowl XXXVI on this date in 2002.

Red Schoendienst, whose full name is Albert Fred Schoendienst, was born on this date in 1923 in Germantown, Illinois. Red made his name playing for a variety of MLB teams (most notably the St. Louis Cardinals) primarily as a second baseman.

Extreme cold temperatures were gripping St. Louis on this date in 1899, so much so that a report in the Kansas City Journal claimed five St. Louisans had succumbed to the cold the day before. It was reported that temperatures hadn’t gone higher than 1 degree Fahrenheit.

Missouri History Today: January 27, 1999 Pope John Paul II Celebrates Mass With Thousands In St Louis

Missouri History Today January 24, 1968: St Louis Symphony plays first concert

Missouri History Today January 21, 1914: St Louis Vies To Host Reserve Bank

Bundle up for chills and thrills at this free Ice Carnival featuring a hayride, 50-plus ice sculptures, live music, snowflake ballerinas, fire performers, and ice-carving demonstrations. See 160 drones lighting up the night sky at this festival.

In Ken Gilberg’s line of work, he gets on his soapbox daily. He loves to speak out about Herbaria, his St. Louis-based company’s all-natural, vegetable-based soaps, deodorants, bath bombs, bath salts, moisturizers, aftershaves, insect repellents, and gifts.