January
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| Jan. 4, 1860 — The Missouri General Assembly puts in the place actions to create Missouri’s first board of education. |
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| Jan. 5, 1857 — Trusten Polk becomes Missouri governor, but only serves briefly. |
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| Jan. 11, 1865 — Missouri abolishes slavery. |
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| Jan. 13, 1875 — Former Missouri Sen. Michael Kinney of St. Louis, Missouri’s longest-serving state senator, is born. |
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| Jan. 17, 1857 — Columbia Baptist Female College, now known as Stephens College, is first incorporated. |
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| Jan. 21, 1826 — The final time the Missouri Senate would meet in St. Charles. |
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| Jan. 23, 1829 — The Legislature creates the Missouri State Library. |
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| Jan. 25, 1837 — The Legislature creates the Missouri State Medical Association. |
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| Jan. 26, 1849 — The Jackson-Napton resolutions are introduced in the Missouri Senate. |
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| Jan. 28, 1853 — The Legislature grants charter to Christian University in Canton. |
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| Jan. 30, 1863 — The Legislature incorporates Mission Free School of St. Louis. |
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February
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| Feb. 2, 1837 — The Bank of the State of Missouri is chartered. |
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| Feb. 5, 1911 — Lightning destroys Missouri’s second State Capitol building. |
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| Feb. 8, 2007 — Former Missouri Sen. and Lt. Gov. Harriet Woods passes away. |
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| Feb. 9, 1839 — Missouri starts its own public school system. |
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| Feb. 11, 1839 — The University of Missouri is chartered by the state Legislature. |
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| Feb. 12, 1853 — Lawmakers charter Boonville College. |
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| Feb. 16, 1995 — The Missouri Senate is sent House Bill 84, also known as “The Mule Bill.” |
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| Feb. 22, 1853 — The Missouri Legislature grants charter to Washington University. |
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| Feb. 23, 1853 — The Missouri Legislature charters Westminster College in Fulton. |
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| Feb. 24, 1870 — Both the College of Agriculture and the School of Mines and Metallurgy are established by the Missouri General Assembly. |
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| Feb. 26, 1871 — Former Missouri Sen. and Gov. Abraham Williams is born. |
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| Feb. 27, 1855 — The Missouri Legislature places the Missouri School for the Blind under state control. |
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| Feb. 28, 1851 — The Missouri General Assembly establishes the Missouri School for the Deaf. |
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March
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| March 1, 1855 — Central Methodist College in Fayette is incorporated by the Missouri Legislature. |
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| March 4, 1849 — A Missourian serves as U.S. president, if only for a day. |
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| March 8, 1988 — Missouri hosts its first presidential primary, after years of holding a caucus. |
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| March 9, 1899 — The State Historical Society of Missouri is incorporated. |
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| March 12, 1849 — The Missouri-Pacific Railroad is chartered. |
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| March 13, 1915 — The Missouri Commission for the Blind is created. |
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| March 14, 1782 — Thomas Hart Benton is born. |
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| March 15, 1907 — State representatives approve a Missouri Senate resolution that gives the Show-Me State the ability to let citizens draft initiative petitions and referendums to be determined on ballots. |
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| March 17, 1905 — The Southwest Missouri State Teachers College is established in Springfield. |
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| March 19, 1870 — The First District Normal School is established by the Missouri General Assembly. |
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| March 20, 1907 — The Missouri Legislature establishes the Missouri Library Commission. |
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| March 21, 1826 — The Missouri General Assembly meets in St. Charles for the final time. |
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| March 22, 1913 — Missouri’s official state flag is adopted. |
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| March 23, 1903 — The Legislature passes a measure requiring licensing vehicles. |
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| March 24, 1911 — The Missouri General Assembly passes legislation to pay for a new Capitol. |
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| March 25, 1905 — The Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville is created by the Legislature. |
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| March 29, 1883 — The Missouri General Assembly creates the State Board of Health. |
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| March 30, 1927 — The Missouri General Assembly passes legislation designating the bluebird as the official state bird. |
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April
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| April 1, 1872 — The last day comes for the 26th General Assembly’s Adjourned Session. |
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| April 11, 1811 — Charles Daniel Drake is born. The one-time state lawmaker is best-known for his action during the Civil War. |
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| April 17, 1802 — Former lawmaker John Bullock Clark, Sr., is born. |
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| April 19, 1872 — The first telephone exchange is established in Missouri. |
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| April 20, 1835 — St. Louis hosts the first Missouri railroad convention. |
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| April 22, 1927 — The Intermediate Reformatory for Young Men At Algoa is formed. |
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| April 24, 1931 — A Missouri Senate bill is signed into law that creates the Missouri State Highway Patrol. |
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| April 30, 1904 — The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, more commonly known as the World’s Fair, opens in St. Louis. |
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May
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| May 1, 1899 — This marks the 84th day of the Regular Session of the 40th General Assembly. |
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| May 2, 1820 — Delegates to Missouri’s first constitutional convention are elected. |
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| May 5, 1775 — Missouri’s first governor is born. |
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| May 7, 1848 — Former Missouri lawmaker William Stone is born. |
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| May 8, 1884 — Former Pres. Harry S. Truman is born. |
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| May 10, 1871 — The Missouri Legislature establishes Normal School No. 2 in Warrensburg. |
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| May 13, 1807 — Missouri’s territorial Legislature passes an act relating to divorce and alimony. |
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| May 14, 1932 — Missouri’s first female, African-American Missouri senator — Gwen Giles — is born. |
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| May 22, 1899 — This marks the last day of the Regular Session of the 40th General Assembly. |
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| May 31, 1953 — Former Missouri Supreme Court judge, and Missouri state representative, Ronnie White is born. |
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June
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| June 2, 1862 — Loyalty oaths are adopted in Missouri. |
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| June 3, 1850 — The Town of Kansas is incorporated. |
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| June 4, 1812 — Congress establishes the Territory of Missouri. |
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| June 6, 1865 — The “Drake Constitution” is ratified by Missouri voters. |
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| June 9, 1813 — James Minor is born. |
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| June 10, 1929 — The Legislature incorporates the University of Kansas City. |
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| June 11, 1861 — State leaders meet to decide Missouri’s involvement in the Civil War. |
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| June 12, 1861 — Then-Missouri Gov. Claiborne Fox Jackson issues a war proclamation. |
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| June 15, 1861 — Federal troops overtake Jefferson City in the early months of the Civil War. |
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| June 17, 1916 — The first African-American female to be elected to the Missouri Legislature is born. |
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| June 19, 2003 — The Missouri General Assembly commemorates Emancipation Day. |
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| June 20, 1955 — The flowering dogwood becomes Missouri’s official tree. |
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| June 25, 1866 — Lincoln Institute is incorporated. |
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| June 27, 1807 — The Territorial Legislature passes a law allowing slaves to sue for freedom. |
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| June 30, 1949 — The “Missouri Waltz” becomes our state’s official song. |
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July
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| July 1, 1917 —Missouri’s first income tax takes effect. |
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| July 3, 1919 — The Missouri Senate ratifies the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote. |
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| July 13, 1917 — The Lead Belt Mining riot begins. |
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| July 15, 1820 — Former Missouri governor, and senator, Charles Henry Hardin is born. |
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| July 19, 1820 — Missouri’s first constitution is adopted. |
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| July 21, 1967 — The Missouri Legislature chooses to make Mozarkite the official state rock. |
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| July 22, 1861 — Hamilton Gamble is appointed Missouri’s new governor. |
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| July 25, 1933 — The Missouri Department of Agriculture is created by the Missouri General Assembly. |
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August
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| Aug. 4, 1825 — Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Abraham J. Williams is sworn in as our state’s third governor. |
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| Aug. 28, 1820 — The first elections are held in Missouri, designating governor, lieutenant governor, state senators and representatives, congressmen and county officers. |
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| Aug. 29, 1933 — The Missouri General Assembly ratifies what would become the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would end Prohibition. |
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| Aug. 31, 1920 — Marie Byrum of Hannibal becomes the first Missouri woman to vote. |
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September
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| Sept. 4, 1793 — The day Edward Bates is born. |
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| Sept. 6, 1937 — The day the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole is established by the Legislature. |
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| Sept. 7, 1955 — The Kansas City School District begins the process of desegregation. |
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| Sept. 9, 1901 — The day the first Missouri State Fair is held. |
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| Sept. 12, 1961 — Former Gov., and Missouri Sen., Phil Donnelly passed away. |
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| Sept. 16, 1817 — The birth date of former State Rep. and U.S. Sen. Waldo Johnson. |
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| Sept. 18, 1820 — The First Regular Session of the First General Assembly meets for the first time in St. Louis. |
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| Sept. 22, 1954 — The day the riots at the Missouri State Penitentiary begin. |
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| Sept. 30, 1836 — Lt. Gov., and former Missouri Sen., Lilburn Boggs becomes Missouri’s sixth governor. |
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October
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| Oct. 1, 1826 — Jefferson City is chosen as the permanent seat of state government. |
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| Oct. 2, 1820 — The day both Thomas Hart Benton and David Barton are selected to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate. |
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| Oct. 16, 2019 — This is “Missouri Day,” which is created by the Legislature on March 22, 1915. “Missouri Day” is always celebrated on the third Wednesday in October. |
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| Oct. 27, 1838 — Gov. Lilburn Boggs issued Executive Order 44, also known as the “Extermination Order.” |
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| Oct. 28, 1861 — The Missouri General Assembly starts debate on a bill to secede from the Union. |
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| Oct. 31, 1861 — The Confederate General Assembly starts session. |
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November
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| Nov. 1, 1821 — St. Charles becomes the temporary home for state government. |
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| Nov. 3, 1992 — Missouri voters see several ballot issues with implications to the Legislature. |
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| Nov. 5, 1796 — Birth of former Missouri and U.S. Sen. Lewis Fields Linn |
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| Nov. 7, 1972 — Missouri’s first female state senator is first-elected to the Missouri Senate. |
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| Nov. 15, 1837 — Missouri’s first State Capitol building burns. |
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| Nov. 17, 1845 — Missouri’s second constitutional convention begins. |
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| Nov. 20, 1838 — The governor delivers his biennial address to the Missouri General Assembly. |
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| Nov. 29, 1795 — Birth date of Robert William Wells, a former Missouri state representative who designs the state seal. |
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December
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| Dec. 1, 1863 — The State Board of Agriculture is created. |
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| Dec. 9, 1824 — The Missouri General Assembly passes the state’s first liquor law. |
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| Dec. 12, 1839 — A truce ends the “Honey War” between Missouri and Iowa. |
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| Dec. 14, 1796 — Former Missouri Sen. Lilburn Boggs is born. |
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| Dec. 17, 1861 — A test oath for state voters takes effect. |
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| Dec. 25, 1848 — The First Regular Session of the 15th General Assembly begins. |
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| Dec. 27, 1838 — The Missouri Legislature incorporates several new academic institutions. |
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| Dec. 30, 1826 — The Missouri General Assembly abolishes the whipping post, pillory and stocks as a means of punishment. |
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| Dec. 31, 1821 — The governor signs the bill that makes Jefferson City the official, new state capital. |
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