Category: History

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Sept. 16, 1817, the birth date of former state rep. and U.S. Sen. Waldo Johnson.

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Sept. 12, 1961, the day former Gov. — and Missouri Sen. — Phil Donnelly passed

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Sept. 9, 1901, the day the first Missouri State Fair was held.

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Sept. 7, 1955, the day the Kansas City School District began the process of desegregation.

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Sept. 6, 1937, the day the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole was established by

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Sept. 4, 1793, the day Edward Bates was born.

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Aug. 31, 1920, when Marie Byrum of Hannibal became the first Missouri woman to vote.

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Aug. 29, 1933, the day the Missouri General Assembly ratified what would become the 21st

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Aug. 28, 1820, the date elections were held that put Missouri’s first officeholders into place.

JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Aug. 4, 1825, the day Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Abraham J. Williams is sworn