Category: History

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Dec. 9, 1824, the day the Missouri General Assembly passed the state’s first liquor law. This

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Dec. 1, 1863, the day the State Board of Agriculture was created. This feature report is

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews the governor’s biennial address to the Missouri Legislature, delivered on Nov. 20, 1838. This feature report

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Nov. 15, 1837, the day Missouri’s first Capitol burned. This feature report is narrated by

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Nov. 7, 1972, the day Missouri’s first female state senator was first-elected to the Missouri Senate.

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Nov. 1, 1821, the day St. Charles became the temporary home for state government. This feature

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Oct. 28, 1861, the date marking the Legislature’s move toward secession from the Union. This feature

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Oct. 27, 1838, the day Gov. Lilburn Boggs issued Executive Order 44, also known as the

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews “Missouri Day,” which was created by the Legislature on March 22, 1915. “Missouri Day” is always

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Oct. 1, 1826, the day Jefferson City was chosen as the permanent seat of state