World Wars Era (1914–1945)

Marlin Perkins served as director at three zoos during his career: the Zoological Gardens in Buffalo, New York; the…

Homer G. Phillips was born in Sedalia, Missouri, on April 1, 1880. He was raised by an aunt…

Pippin Place was a legendary Gasconade River resort in the Missouri Ozarks. With the spread of railroads…

William Horatio Powell was the epitome of the suave, urbane leading man throughout his stage and film career…

When Wayne E. Powers, a US Army private from Missouri, was arrested for desertion on March 22, 1958, it…

Vincent Price, a versatile actor of stage, screen, and television, was born in St. Louis,…

William Marion Reedy discovered, promoted, and nurtured some of America’s most important writers during his almost…

Katharine Berry Richardson founded the highly respected Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas…

Hugh Armstrong Robinson, a member of the distinguished Early Birds…

Born in Independence, Missouri, on November 9, 1885, Charles G. Ross attended…