Category: History

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Aug. 28, 1820, the date elections were held that put Missouri’s first officeholders into place. This

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Aug. 4, 1825, the day Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Abraham J. Williams was sworn in

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews July 25, 1933, the date the Missouri Department of Agriculture was created by the Missouri General

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews July 19, 1820, the day Missouri’s first constitution was adopted. This feature report is narrated

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews July 11, 1917, the date Missouri’s current income tax first took effect. This feature report is

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews June 30, 1949, the day the “Missouri Waltz” became our state’s official song. This feature report

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews June 20, 1955, the day the flowering dogwood became Missouri’s official tree. This feature report is

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews June 15, 1861, the day federal troops overtook Jefferson City in the early months of the

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews June 6, 1865, the day the “Drake Constitution” was ratified by Missouri voters. This feature

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews May 22, 1899, the last day of the Regular Session of the 40th General Assembly. This