Pertaining To St. Louis

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1. On January 27, 1908, Houdini introduced the milk can escape at the Columbia Theatre in St. Louis. Left Bank Books is the largest and oldest independently-owned bookstore in St. Louis. Jackson Place Park is the second oldest park in St. Louis (1841). Missouri is the only state in the union to have two Federal Reserve banks, one in St. Louis and one in Kansas City. On June 3, 1955, Superman actor George Reeves came to St. Louis dressed as Clark Kent for a promotional. Sumner High School in St. Louis, established in 1875, was the first black high school west of the Mississippi.

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2. Laurel & Hardy performed at the Fox in St. Louis on November 1, 1940. The Three Stooges made a promotional appearance on Captain 11's Showboat in St. Louis April 28, 1967. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis features the largest collection of mosaics in the world with 41 million pieces of tile. Richard Blechyden invented iced tea at the 1904 World's Fair. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is the nation's second oldest symphony orchestra. Bela Lugosi and his vaudeville company came to St. Louis and performed at the Fox Theater on December 1, 1949.

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3. Jack the Ripper letter and other St. Louis stories. Murder by Gaslight: St. Louis The Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame and Museum is in Wentzville. Silent film actor Rudolph Valentino toured St. Louis on December 4, 1922. The earliest automobile race in St. Louis was held in 1903 at a track tied to the 1904 World's Fair. Robert E Lee in St. Louis 1837 https://www.annmarieackermann.com/ro...-hero-midwest/

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4. The Devil came to St. Louis https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/devil The game of corkball was invented on the streets of St. Louis around 1890. At the age of six, Amelia Earhart visited the 1904 World's Fair but was not allowed to ride the rollercoaster because it was too dangerous for little girls. St. Louis consumes more BBQ sauce per capita than any other American city. The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) came to St. Charles to entertain crowds at an Overland Dairy on West Clay street on November 22, 1980.

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5. 1904 Airship Race St. Louis https://earlyaviators.com/edumona.htm Cole Younger came to St. Louis on October 25, 1903 and stayed at the New St. James Hotel on Broadway and Walnut street. When Bat Masterson was a boy his family lived on a farm around St. Louis. The Beale Treasure The Diary of Thomas J. Beale In 1852 the writer Ned Buntline was arrested in St. Louis for instigating a riot on election day.

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6. In 1896 Calamity Jane joined the Palace Museum and came to St. Louis as part of the tour. On December 11, 1948, the first Steak 'n Shake opened in St. Louis at 6622 Chippewa. Jim Thorpe turned down a starting position with the St. Louis Browns in 1913 and joined the New York Giants instead. Lillie Langtry in St. Louis 1883 https://dualpersonalities.wordpress.com/2018/01/18/ Music education was first introduced into the St. Louis school system in 1852.

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7. Sharpshooter Annie Oakley performed in St. Louis May 18-23, 1896 for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The first White Castle in St. Louis opened on August 10, 1930, at 550 East Fordham Road. Train wrecks on the way to the 1904 World's Fair. SHOW ME - Johnson County - Western Missouri History: October 10, 1904 World's Fair Train Wreck, 29 Dead, Morgue Setup in the Magnolia Opera House West Pine St, Warrensburg The Smothers Brothers performed at the Crystal Palace in St. Louis in 1962 and 1963. With the No. 12 overall selection in the 1965 NFL Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals picked Joe Namath.

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8. Blackbeard in Jefferson County. https://m.facebook.com/1004893833250...7564888617500/ In 1870, Texas outlaw Bill Longley murdered a soldier in a saloon in Leavenworth, Kansas, and boarded a train hoping to escape to St. Louis but was captured in St. Joseph and sent to Fort Leavenworth. MR. PATCHES https://www.stlmediahistory.org/inde...os/mr.-patches The first interstate highway was built in St. Louis. Over 20 million people visited the 1904 World's Fair. Lucy Kaiser Civil War nurse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Kaiser

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9. The Bloody Benders, Kansas serial killer family in the 1870s, were last seen buying tickets for St. Louis. Bert Convy (1933-1991) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Convy U.S. Army sprays chemicals on poor people in St. Louis. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/secret-...s-cause-worry/ Toasted ravioli was invented in St. Louis R.J. Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun, lived at 3650 Lindell boulevard in St. Louis in 1902.

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10. Bob Hope's daughter https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1486...hter-to-go-to/ Thomas Edison made several trips to the 1904 World's Fair. St. Louis Mercantile Library at 510 Locust street is the oldest library west of the Mississippi River built in 1846. Westlake Landfill Just Moms STL | West Lake Landfill | Radioactive Landfill on Fire; Bridgeton Times Beach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Beach,_Missouri

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11. 	The Great Fire of 1849 https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...97b705240.html The Great Flood of 1993 https://www.stltoday.com/news/archiv...47079a.html#12
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12. Robert Vaughn Actor https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0891238/ Six firemen killed 1902 St. Louis, MO Firemen Perish, Feb 1902 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods Page 1 Saratoga Lanes in Maplewood is the oldest bowling alley west of the Mississippi River. Built in 1916. Crown Candy Kitchen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Candy_Kitchen Glennon Engleman Dentist-hitman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glennon_Engleman

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13. 	The Fairground Park Riot 1949 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairground_Park_riot Phyllis Diller lived in Webster Groves from 1961-1965. The St. Louis Syrian mob https://gangsterreport.com/the-st-lo...80s-blood-feud The Normandie Golf Club, built in 1901, is the oldest public golf course west of the Mississippi River. Alonzo W Slayback https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonzo_W._Slayback
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14. 1871 Tornado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1871_St._Louis_tornado Betty Grable Actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Grable Murder on the Rock Road 1876 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1071...murdered-1876/ Bob Keeshan, who played Captain Kangaroo, starred as the wizard in the St. Louis Muny Outdoor Theater production of The Wizard of Oz in 1997. He also appeared with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra November 6, 1960. King Baggot Actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Baggot

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15. Walt Disney's Riverfront Square https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_D...erfront_Square List of museums in St. Louis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...s_in_St._Louis Founded in 1885, the Charles L. Crane Agency Company is the oldest independent insurance company in St. Louis and west of the Mississippi River. Loren and Dora Doxey 1909 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loren_and_Dora_Doxey Lottie Briscoe Actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottie_Briscoe

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16. Charles Dickens hated St. Louis 1842 https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news...city-you-hated 1904 Olympics https://www.boredpanda.com/1904-olym...thon-st-louis/ Motordrome aka Murderdrome race track Check out those motorcycles https://www.distilledhistory.com/motordrome/ Lee Falk He created Mandrake the Magician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Falk Virginia Mayo Actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Mayo

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17. Butch Cassidy in St. Louis 1901 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3494...st-Louis-1901/ Thomas Jefferson Whitman, the brother of poet Walt Whitman, was the St. Louis water commissioner and Walt came here to visit him in 1879. Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell Lonely ghost of Mark Twain Cave https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2013/...rk-twain-cave/ Oscar Wilde came to St. Louis February 18, 1882, to give a lecture at the Mercantile Library Hall. St. Louis has had more amusement parks than any other U.S. city. Chain of Rocks Amusement Park Holiday Hill Park

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18. 	The Missouri Miracle https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...captivite.html Warren J Kemmerling Actor https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447230/ Moses Gunn Actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Gunn William Fairbanks Actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fairbanks Mary Jane Higby Actress https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383275/bio
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19. The demise of streetcars in St. Louis https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...a5abf39.html#1 The first Olympics to give out gold, silver and bronze medals was the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis. Tennessee Williams is buried at the Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. Violet Wilkey Actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Wilkey Marvin Miller (1913-1985) Actor born in St. Louis. He was the assistant on the TV series " The Millionaire " and also was the voice of Robby the Robot in the movie " Forbidden Planet."

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20. First baseball game west of the Mississippi was at Lafayette Park in St. Louis on July 9, 1860, between the Cyclones and the Morning Stars. https://truewestmagazine.com/basebal...y-to-the-west/ Civil War interrupts baseball game. The Pioneer Baseball Era in St. Louis and the Civil War - This Game Of Games J. Randall Brown (1851-1926) Mentalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Randall_Brown Jennie Prentiss Jack London's foster mother https://localwiki.org/oakland/Jennie_Prentiss Roberto Contreras Actor who played Pedro on High Chaparral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Contreras

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