United States – Missouri
Charles “Sonny” Liston (1932-1970)
Charles “Sonny” Liston was born on May 8, 1932, in Sand Slough, Arkansas. He was the 24th of 25 children...
Holmes v. Ford (1853)
The lawsuit filed by Robin and Polly Holmes against Nathaniel Ford in 1852 is often cited as the legal event...
William Owen Bush (1832-1907)
William Owen Bush was the eldest son of George and Isabella Bush. George Bush was a mixed-race settler who came...
Oklahoma City Blue Devils (1923-1933)
The Oklahoma City Blue Devils were a territorial band with a legendary reputation among musicians in the Southwest. Starting in...
Jean-Baptiste-Point DuSable (1745-1818)
Jean-Baptiste-Point DuSable, a frontier trader, trapper and farmer is generally regarded as the first resident of what is now Chicago,...
W. Augustus Low (1916-1988)
Wilfred Augustus Low — or “Gus,” as he was universally known to friends and colleagues — was born to a...
Charleton Tandy (1836-1919)
Charleton Tandy was born in Kentucky in 1836 to parents who were free only because his grandparents had purchased the...
John Lewis Waller (1850-1907)
John L. Waller was a career Republican and activist who played a significant role in Kansas politics. He was born...
Opothleyohola’s Exodus to Kansas (Nov. 1861-Jan. 1862)
After a faction of the Creek tribe had negotiated and signed a treaty with the Confederacy in July 1861, a...
