Bobby Greenlease is kidnapped in Kansas City in a case that will travel across the state when the kidnappers flee to St. Louis.
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Bloody Island, a sandbar in the Mississippi River, was a popular site for deadly duels in the 19th century.
On Sept. 27, 1817, on Bloody Island in the Mississippi River across from St. Louis, Thomas Hart Benton felled a political foe with his pistol.
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On Sept. 27, 1998, Mark McGwire capped his record breaking season by hitting his 69th and 70th home runs of the season. This is how columnist Bernie Miklasz captured the moment.
On Sept. 26, 1872, the city opened the Social Evil Hospital on Arsenal as part of its experiment with legal, regulated prostitution.
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St Louis unveiled its latest civic asset on Sept. 23, 1929 with formal dedication of the Arena. The Post-Dispatch and the city could barely contain themselves.
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Two inmates lured a guard into their cell, jumped him and took his keys. This was the beginning of what would be the worst riot ever at the Missouri penitentiary.
The Associated Press has won 32 Pulitzer prizes for photography since the award was established in 1917. Each day we offer a curated collection of some of the best AP images that were taken from that date. Not all of these photos were prize winners, but each of them certainly tells a story.
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On Sept. 21, 1947, 700 parents who resolved to take the archbishop to court were threatened with excommunication.
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Channel 9 was among six new TV stations in St. Louis on FCC’s drawing board in 1952.
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Barry Goldwater chose the Kiel Opera House for a major foreign-policy speech on Sept. 19, 1964.