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January 27 1804 James Marshall was born in Maryland. He
January 27 1804 James Marshall was born in Maryland. He settled with his brother John on Manchester Road near Rock Hill Road and they began a merca...

January 23 1896 Thieves murdered Chicago artist Bertram
January 23 1896 Thieves murdered Chicago artist Bertram Atwater as he left the train at Webster Groves. Alarmed citizens soon moved to incorporate t...

January 22 1825 The birthday of the city of Union. On this
January 22 1825 The birthday of the city of Union. On this date, the legislature approved an act moving the Franklin County seat from Newport. Nat...

January 21 1813 John C. Fremont was born in Georgia. Known as
January 21 1813 John C. Fremont was born in Georgia. Known as a great pathfinder of the West, he returned to St. Louis as Major General in Charge o...

January 20 1886 William Seward Burroughs and three other men
January 20 1886 William Seward Burroughs and three other men formed the Arithometer Company in St. Louis to market his invention, the adding machine...

January 19 1807 Robert E. Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia.
January 19 1807 Robert E. Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia. Lee saved the city of St. Louis early in his career. While in the Corps of Engineers...

January 16 1911 Cardinal great, Jerome Hannah Dizzy Dean was
January 16 1911 Cardinal great, Jerome Hannah Dizzy Dean was born in Lucas, Arkansas. He made his debut on the last day of the 1930 season, threw a ...

January 15 1814 The Missouri Gazette carried the earliest
January 15 1814 The Missouri Gazette carried the earliest recorded reference to a public performance in St. Louis. Eugene Leitensdorfer offered a �...