Cold War Era (1946–1991)

Jane Ace, a radio actress whose birth name was Jane Epstein and who was known professionally as Jane Sherwood, was…

Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, whose foghorn voice earned him his nickname, was a masterful,…

Arthur Aull, who edited the Lamar Democrat from 1900 until his death in…

The Baby Tooth Survey was formed in 1958 by the Committee of Nuclear Information, a grassroots organization that…

Spencer Thornton Banks was a St. Louis artist and designer born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1912, the only…

Twice elected mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, and known as “Chief” to tens of thousands of Boy Scouts across…

Route 66 was fully paved across Missouri by 1931. Its completion provided Missourians with new opportunities…

Pitching immortal Satchel Paige, noted for his tall tales as much as his pitching, claimed that James “Cool Papa”…

Ben Jones and his son Horace “Jimmy” Jones were prominent figures in the horse racing industry from the 1930s…

The Ben Bolt Theatre was a spectacular building that stood for half a century as a notable…