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1. 1857 Earthquake and Meteor St. Louis and Vicinity, MO Severe Earthquake, Oct 1857 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods Enrico Caruso in St. Louis 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3283...aruso-arrival/ In 1925 Red Grange scored four touchdowns against the Donnelly All-Stars at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Michael Jackson played his final show at the Arena in St. Louis March 13, 1988. International Hat Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Hat_Company

   Posted 04-03-2021 at 04:18 PM by aliasfinn

2. Mystery Airship Over St. Louis 1897 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5855...ery-airship-1/ Sgt. Christopher Domitrovich (1914-1945) b. Granite City, Ill He was the flight engineer on the B-25 that crashed into the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945. Loretta Andrews (1911-2004) b. St. Louis Actress Yul Brynner performed at the Muny in The King and I August 2-8, 1976. The Battle of St. Louis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_St._Louis

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3. 	Some Baseball History Babe Ruth's homer breaks car dealership window https://www.stltoday.com/news/multim...9a2caef24.html St. Louis did their part. Carl Zork https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/carl-zork/ 1918 World Series https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2016/4/...nal-that-fixed Kid Becker https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1161...cker-shooting/
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4. 	Greatest balloon voyage ever made 1859 https://www.americanheritage.com/gre...yage-ever-made Dr. Pepper Ad 1902 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4223...ottling-plant/ Laska Winter (1905-1980) b. St. Louis Actress Eulalie Jensen (1884-1952) b. St. Louis Actress Red Skelton performed at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis on January 27, 1989.
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5. The Green Ones https://themobmuseum.org/blog/double...ones-st-louis/ Man's Treasure Found 1919 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7204...post-dispatch/ Elvis Presley's first performance in 1956 took place at Kiel in St. Louis on January 1. 1896 Explosion and fire St. Louis, MO Explosion And Fire, Jan 1896 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods William Ching (1913-1989) b. St. Louis Actor

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6. 	The Hyde Park Riot 1863 https://www.distilledhistory.com/hydeparkriot/ Recluse Spider Invasion https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...amily-out.html Giant Vess Soda Bottle https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/5966 Nicholas Cage's Car Stolen https://news.stlpublicradio.org/othe...r-gets-5-years Oliver Eckhardt (1873-1952) b. St. Louis Actor
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7. A Look Back At The Rats https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...17c54a9c8.html In 1805, a year after killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel, Aaron Burr came to St. Louis and stayed as a guest at General Wilkinson's house who was Commander and Chief of the United States Army and acting governor of Upper Louisiana. Phoebe Couzins (1842-1913) b. St. Louis First female marshal in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Couzins Kathryn Adams (1893-1959) b. St. Louis Actress Arthur Stone (1883-1940) b. St. Louis Actor

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8. The History of 7-UP https://clickamericana.com/topics/fo...y-of-7-up-1939 On August 14, 1861, federal authorities put St. Louis under martial law and that extended across the entire state until after the war. Early St. Louis Hotels https://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/hotels.htm Red Kane 1909 " I burned the Yellow Kid " https://headrat.wordpress.com/2009/0...kid-june-1909/ https://www.stlmag.com/Raising-Kane/ Rosemary Theby (1892-1973) b. St. Louis Actress

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9. Pictures of the 1904 World's Fair including an elephant going down a water slide. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/20...photos/597658/ Percy M. Fitzgerald aka " The Dice Box Kid " He was a prolific burglar and kidnapper in St. Louis during the 1930s. In 1964 he was crushed by a Wabash freight train in Illinois. Red Hot Riplets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_Riplets Matthew Betz (1881-1938) b. St. Louis Actor Jean Rouverol (1916-2017) b. St. Louis Actress

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10. 	Caves of St. Louis https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Caves_of_St._Louis History of Buster Brown Shoes https://americacomesalive.com/buster...es-mary-janes/ The Kinloch Telephone Company https://southsidespaces.com/kinloch-history-part-1/ Walter Costello Gangster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Costello Griesedieck Bros. Beer Our Story - Griesedieck Brothers Brewery - St. Louis MO
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11. 	Fred " Killer " Burke Gangster The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Skippy Rohan Gangster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willia...kippy%22_Rohan Julie Stevens (1916-1984) b. St. Louis Actress Isabel O'Madigan (1871-1951) b. St. Louis Actress " St. Louie " Louie Roberts One of the greatest pool players "St. Louie" Louie Roberts: Pool God
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12. 	1942 Army Bomber Crashes St. Louis, MO Army Bomber Crashes On Take Off, Dec 1942 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods The Laclede Gas Company https://dynamic.stlouis-mo.gov/histo...master_ID=1942 The Pillow Gang Mafia Stories: Pillow Gang Billy Lechner (1924-1994) b. St. Louis Actor Bennie Billings (1903-1923) b. St. Louis Actor
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13. 	Man climbs Arch using suction cups. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...375bd93ba.html The first U.S. weather balloon was launched in St. Louis in 1904. On July 3, 2008, Robbie Knievel jumped his motorcycle over 25 cars (200 feet) at Six Flags Over Mid America in Eureka. Gus Winkler Gangster GUS WINKLER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Winkler John Moloney (1910-1969) b. St. Louis Actor
    	Posted 04-07-2021 at 04:41 AM by aliasfinn

14. 	Smallest player to appear in an MLB game https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel The first legal hanging in St. Louis was on September 16, 1809, when John Long Jr. was hanged for murdering his stepfather. Madge Crane (1875-1963) b. St. Louis Actress The Hogan Gang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan_Gang Steve London (1929-2014) b. St. Louis Actor on The Untouchables TV series.
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15. 	Mud Monster of Murphysboro 1973 https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Mur...ro_Mud_Monster 1880 murders and suicides in St. Louis https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6968...-suicide-1880/ Anthony Nace (1904-1964) b. St. Louis Actor Georgette Harvey (1884-1952) b. St. Louis Actress Tommy Hayes Mobster https://theirishmob.com/tommy-the-rock-hayes/
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16. 	The St. Louis Trunk Tragedy 1885 Murder by Gaslight: The St. Louis Trunk Tragedy Mama's Pride https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama's_Pride Mildred June (1905-1940) b. St. Louis Actress Ace Dehne (1915-1976) b. St. Louis Actor Egan's Rats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egan%27s_Rats
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17. 10 die in elevator accident 1904 St. Louis, MO Brown Shoe Company Elevator Accident, Feb 1904 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods Bruce Springsteen performed at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis on February 28, 1977. National Personnel Records Center Fire 1973 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...ds_Center_fire Thomas Licavoli Gangster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Licavoli Vintage Listerine Ads https://www.melanieharlow.com/vintag...ith-listerine/

    Posted 04-08-2021 at 04:04 AM by aliasfinn

18. The first speeding ticket in St. Louis https://fox2now.com/news/anniversary...t-in-st-Louis/ Tony Randall and Jack Klugman performed at the Muny in the Odd Couple July 7-13, 1975. Laura Evans (1871-1953) b. St. Louis Famous madam https://www.leadvilleherald.com/lead...4b7c37c1d.html Anne Schaefer (1870-1957) b. St. Louis Actress Robert Carey Gangster https://m.facebook.com/3763976857192...442439/?type=3

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19. Jockey killed in horse race 1905 St Louis, MO Jockey Killed in Horse Race Accident, Jun 1905 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods Art Croft (1855-1884) b. St. Louis Baseball player https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Croft The Aerovons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aerovons Elsa Benham (1908-1995) b. St. Louis Actress Dint Colbeck Gangster https://theirishmob.com/william-dinty-colbeck/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Colbeck_(gangster)

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20. 	Ancient City Across The River https://www.npr.org/2012/06/02/15369...e-lost-forever Lige Conley (1897-1937) b. St. Louis Actor Joe Blong (1853-1892) b. St. Louis Baseball player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Blong Dozier Crackers https://www.antiqueadvertisingexpert...ted-a-cracker/ Edward Abeles (1869-1919) b. St. Louis Actor
    	Posted 04-09-2021 at 03:12 AM by aliasfinn

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