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On February 15\, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:

1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launched from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued its winter journey along the Arkansas River\, though no specific Missouri event is recorded\ , likely due to minimal activity in the winter season.
1856: In the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, pro-slavery “ Border Ruffians” from Missouri persisted in raiding Kansas anti-slavery se ttlements\, seeking to sway the territory’s slavery status\, with tensions fueling ongoing violence in mid-February.

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1861: During the Civil War\, Union General Henry W. Halleck\, headq uartered in St. Louis\, focused on securing Missouri for the Union\, while Confederate guerrilla groups in rural areas escalated winter operations\, deepening state divisions.
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1864: Fo llowing Confederate General Sterling Price’s failed Missouri campaign\, hi s forces\, including Missouri units\, were encamped in Arkansas\, focusing on winter reorganization\, with minimal activity in Missouri at this time .
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1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroa d’s expansion in southeast Missouri\, linking towns like Cape Girardeau to national trade networks\, bolstered local economies\, with operations run ning steadily in mid-February.
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1929: The Great Depression severely impacted Missouri\, with Kansas City and St . Louis facing widespread layoffs and business failures\, while local char ities intensified relief efforts to support struggling communities in wint er.
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1941: Post-Pearl Harbor\, Missou ri cities like St. Louis and Kansas City ramped up World War II efforts\, with factories shifting to wartime production and recruitment campaigns gr owing to meet military demands.
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On February 15\, the f ollowing notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launch ed from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued i ts winter journey along the Arkansas River\, though no specific Missouri e vent is recorded\, likely due to minimal activity in the winter season.
1856: In the “Bleeding Kansas” conflic t\, pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” from Missouri persisted in raiding Kansa s anti-slavery settlements\, seeking to sway the territory’s slavery statu s\, with tensions fueling ongoing violence in mid-February.

1861: During the Civil War\, Union General Henry W . Halleck\, headquartered in St. Louis\, focused on securing Missouri for the Union\, while Confederate guerrilla groups in rural areas escalated wi nter operations\, deepening state divisions.

1864: Following Confederate General Sterling Price’s failed Misso uri campaign\, his forces\, including Missouri units\, were encamped in Ar kansas\, focusing on winter reorganization\, with minimal activity in Miss ouri at this time.
1888: The Missour i Pacific Railroad’s expansion in southeast Missouri\, linking towns like Cape Girardeau to national trade networks\, bolstered local economies\, wi th operations running steadily in mid-February.
1929: The Great Depression severely impacted Missouri\, with K ansas City and St. Louis facing widespread layoffs and business failures\, while local charities intensified relief efforts to support struggling co mmunities in winter.
1941: Post-Pear l Harbor\, Missouri cities like St. Louis and Kansas City ramped up World War II efforts\, with factories shifting to wartime production and recruit ment campaigns growing to meet military demands.

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On February 16\, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:

1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launched from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued its winter explora tion along the Arkansas River\, though no specific Missouri event is recor ded\, likely due to reduced activity in the winter season.

1856: During the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, pro-s lavery “Border Ruffians” from Missouri sustained raids on Kansas anti-slav ery settlers\, aiming to influence the territory’s slavery debate\, with v iolence persisting into mid-February.\n

1861: In the Civil War\, Union General Henry W. Halleck\, based in St. L ouis\, worked to maintain federal control\, while Confederate guerrilla gr oups in rural Missouri intensified winter raids\, exacerbating the state’s internal divisions.

1864: After Con federate General Sterling Price’s failed Missouri campaign\, his forces\, including Missouri units\, remained in Arkansas\, focusing on winter recov ery and planning\, with little direct activity in Missouri.

\n< li>1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad’s southeast Mi ssouri expansion\, connecting towns like Cape Girardeau to national market s\, supported regional economic growth\, with operations running steadily in mid-February.\n

1929: The Great Dep ression strained Missouri’s economy\, with Kansas City and St. Louis facin g severe unemployment and business closures\, while local relief efforts r amped up to aid communities during the winter months.

1941: Following Pearl Harbor\, Missouri cities like St. Louis and Kansas City accelerated World War II mobilization\, with factori es increasing military production and recruitment drives expanding to supp ort the war effort.

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On February 16\, the f ollowing notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:

1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launch ed from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued i ts winter exploration along the Arkansas River\, though no specific Missou ri event is recorded\, likely due to reduced activity in the winter season .
1856: During the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” from Missouri sustained raids on Kansas anti-slavery settlers\, aiming to influence the territory’s slaver y debate\, with violence persisting into mid-February.
1861: In the Civil War\, Union General Henry W. Halleck \, based in St. Louis\, worked to maintain federal control\, while Confede rate guerrilla groups in rural Missouri intensified winter raids\, exacerb ating the state’s internal divisions.

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1864: After Confederate General Sterling Price’s failed Missouri campaig n\, his forces\, including Missouri units\, remained in Arkansas\, focusin g on winter recovery and planning\, with little direct activity in Missour i.
\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railro ad’s southeast Missouri expansion\, connecting towns like Cape Girardeau t o national markets\, supported regional economic growth\, with operations running steadily in mid-February.
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19 29: The Great Depression strained Missouri’s economy\, with Kansas City an d St. Louis facing severe unemployment and business closures\, while local relief efforts ramped up to aid communities during the winter months.
\n
1941: Following Pearl Harbor\, Missouri cities like St. Louis and Kansas City accelerated World War II mobilizati on\, with factories increasing military production and recruitment drives expanding to support the war effort.
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On February 17\, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launched from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued its winter journey along the Arkansas River\, though no specific Missouri event is recorded\ , likely due to minimal activity in the winter season.
\n
1856: In the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, pro-slavery “ Border Ruffians” from Missouri persisted in raiding Kansas anti-slavery se ttlements\, seeking to sway the territory’s slavery status\, with tensions fueling ongoing violence in mid-February.
\n
1861: During the Civil War\, Union General Henry W. Halleck\, headq uartered in St. Louis\, focused on securing Missouri for the Union\, while Confederate guerrilla groups in rural areas escalated winter operations\, deepening state divisions.
\n
1864: Fo llowing Confederate General Sterling Price’s failed Missouri campaign\, hi s forces\, including Missouri units\, were encamped in Arkansas\, focusing on winter reorganization\, with minimal activity in Missouri at this time .
\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroa d’s expansion in southeast Missouri\, linking towns like Cape Girardeau to national trade networks\, bolstered local economies\, with operations run ning steadily in mid-February.
\n
1929: The Great Depression severely impacted Missouri\, with Kansas City and St . Louis facing widespread layoffs and business failures\, while local char ities intensified relief efforts to support struggling communities in wint er.
\n
1941: Post-Pearl Harbor\, Missou ri cities like St. Louis and Kansas City ramped up World War II efforts\, with factories shifting to wartime production and recruitment campaigns gr owing to meet military demands.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T235959 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;COUNT=3;INTERVAL=1 SUMMARY:February 17th This Day in Missouri URL:https://www.taneycountyrepublicans.org.patriotsaroundthelake.com/odds-n -ends/this-week-in-missouri/24-this-day-in-missouri/2531-february-17th-thi s-day-in-missouri.html X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:
On February 17\, the f ollowing notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launch ed from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued i ts winter journey along the Arkansas River\, though no specific Missouri e vent is recorded\, likely due to minimal activity in the winter season.
\n
1856: In the “Bleeding Kansas” conflic t\, pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” from Missouri persisted in raiding Kansa s anti-slavery settlements\, seeking to sway the territory’s slavery statu s\, with tensions fueling ongoing violence in mid-February.
\n< li>1861: During the Civil War\, Union General Henry W . Halleck\, headquartered in St. Louis\, focused on securing Missouri for the Union\, while Confederate guerrilla groups in rural areas escalated wi nter operations\, deepening state divisions.\n
1864: Following Confederate General Sterling Price’s failed Misso uri campaign\, his forces\, including Missouri units\, were encamped in Ar kansas\, focusing on winter reorganization\, with minimal activity in Miss ouri at this time.
\n
1888: The Missour i Pacific Railroad’s expansion in southeast Missouri\, linking towns like Cape Girardeau to national trade networks\, bolstered local economies\, wi th operations running steadily in mid-February.
\n
1929: The Great Depression severely impacted Missouri\, with K ansas City and St. Louis facing widespread layoffs and business failures\, while local charities intensified relief efforts to support struggling co mmunities in winter.
\n
1941: Post-Pear l Harbor\, Missouri cities like St. Louis and Kansas City ramped up World War II efforts\, with factories shifting to wartime production and recruit ment campaigns growing to meet military demands.
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On February 18\, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launched from St. Louis to map the southern Louisiana Purchase\, progressed through the Arkansas River region\, with no specific Missouri event noted\, likely due to winte r’s quiet pace.
\n
1856: Pro-slavery “B order Ruffians” from Missouri continued cross-border raids into Kansas dur ing the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, clashing with anti-slavery settlers t o control the territory’s slavery outcome.
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1861: Union General Henry W. Halleck\, stationed in St. Louis\, tig htened Missouri’s federal grip\, while Confederate guerrillas in rural are as ramped up winter raids\, fueling the state’s bitter divisions.\n
1864: Confederate General Sterling Price’s f orces\, including Missouri units\, regrouped in Arkansas after their faile d Missouri campaign\, focusing on winter logistics with minimal Missouri a ctivity.
\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad expanded southeast Missouri’s rail network\, tying Cape Girardeau to national markets\, boosting local trade as operations hummed along in mid-February.
\n
1929: Missouri’s citie s\, Kansas City and St. Louis\, reeled from the Great Depression’s toll—jo b losses and business failures—while local aid groups pushed to ease winte r hardships.
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1941: Missouri’s St. Lo uis and Kansas City surged in World War II efforts post-Pearl Harbor\, wit h factories churning out military supplies and enlistment campaigns gainin g momentum.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250218T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250218T235959 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;COUNT=3;INTERVAL=1 SUMMARY:February 18th This Day in Missouri URL:https://www.taneycountyrepublicans.org.patriotsaroundthelake.com/odds-n -ends/this-week-in-missouri/24-this-day-in-missouri/2534-february-18th-thi s-day-in-missouri.html X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:
On February 18\, the f ollowing notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launch ed from St. Louis to map the southern Louisiana Purchase\, progressed thro ugh the Arkansas River region\, with no specific Missouri event noted\, li kely due to winter’s quiet pace.
\n
185 6: Pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” from Missouri continued cross-border raid s into Kansas during the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, clashing with anti-s lavery settlers to control the territory’s slavery outcome.
\n< li>1861: Union General Henry W. Halleck\, stationed i n St. Louis\, tightened Missouri’s federal grip\, while Confederate guerri llas in rural areas ramped up winter raids\, fueling the state’s bitter di visions.\n
1864: Confederate General S terling Price’s forces\, including Missouri units\, regrouped in Arkansas after their failed Missouri campaign\, focusing on winter logistics with m inimal Missouri activity.
\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad expanded southeast Missouri’s rail network\, tyi ng Cape Girardeau to national markets\, boosting local trade as operations hummed along in mid-February.
\n
1929: Missouri’s cities\, Kansas City and St. Louis\, reeled from the Great Dep ression’s toll—job losses and business failures—while local aid groups pus hed to ease winter hardships.
\n
1941: Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City surged in World War II efforts post-P earl Harbor\, with factories churning out military supplies and enlistment campaigns gaining momentum.
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On February 19\, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launched from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued its winter trek th rough the Arkansas River region\, with no specific Missouri event noted\, likely due to the season’s low activity.
\n
1856: In the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, Missouri’s pro-slavery “Bor der Ruffians” sustained raids on Kansas anti-slavery settlers\, aiming to shape the territory’s slavery debate through ongoing violence.
\n
1861: Union General Henry W. Halleck\, operatin g from St. Louis\, reinforced federal control over Missouri\, while Confed erate guerrillas in rural areas intensified winter attacks\, deepening the state’s Civil War divides.
\n
1864: Af ter Confederate General Sterling Price’s failed Missouri campaign\, his fo rces\, including Missouri units\, focused on winter reorganization in Arka nsas\, with little activity occurring in Missouri.
\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad’s expansion in southeas t Missouri\, linking Cape Girardeau to national trade networks\, drove eco nomic growth\, with rail operations active in mid-February.
\n< li>1929: The Great Depression hit Missouri hard\, wit h Kansas City and St. Louis facing rampant unemployment and business closu res\, as local relief efforts struggled to support communities in winter.< /span>\n
1941: Post-Pearl Harbor\, Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City accelerated World War II mobilization\, with fa ctories ramping up military production and enlistment drives expanding rap idly.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250219T235959 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;COUNT=3;INTERVAL=1 SUMMARY:February 19th This Day in Missouri URL:https://www.taneycountyrepublicans.org.patriotsaroundthelake.com/odds-n -ends/this-week-in-missouri/24-this-day-in-missouri/2537-february-19th-thi s-day-in-missouri.html X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:
On February 19\, the f ollowing notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launch ed from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued i ts winter trek through the Arkansas River region\, with no specific Missou ri event noted\, likely due to the season’s low activity.
\n
1856: In the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, Missouri’s pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” sustained raids on Kansas anti-slavery sett lers\, aiming to shape the territory’s slavery debate through ongoing viol ence.
\n
1861: Union General Henry W. H alleck\, operating from St. Louis\, reinforced federal control over Missou ri\, while Confederate guerrillas in rural areas intensified winter attack s\, deepening the state’s Civil War divides.
\n
1864: After Confederate General Sterling Price’s failed Missouri campaign\, his forces\, including Missouri units\, focused on winter reorg anization in Arkansas\, with little activity occurring in Missouri.
\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad’s expa nsion in southeast Missouri\, linking Cape Girardeau to national trade net works\, drove economic growth\, with rail operations active in mid-Februar y.
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1929: The Great Depression hit Mi ssouri hard\, with Kansas City and St. Louis facing rampant unemployment a nd business closures\, as local relief efforts struggled to support commun ities in winter.
\n
1941: Post-Pearl Ha rbor\, Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City accelerated World War II mobil ization\, with factories ramping up military production and enlistment dri ves expanding rapidly.
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On February 20\, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launched from St. Louis to map the southern Louisiana Purchase\, pressed on through the Arkansas River region\, with no specific Missouri event noted\, likely due to winte r’s reduced activity.
\n
1856: Missouri ’s pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” continued raids into Kansas during the “B leeding Kansas” conflict\, targeting anti-slavery settlers to influence th e territory’s slavery debate through persistent violence.
\n
1861: Union General Henry W. Halleck\, stationed in St. Louis\, solidified federal control over Missouri\, while Confederate g uerrillas in rural areas ramped up winter raids\, intensifying the state’s Civil War divisions.
\n
1864: After Co nfederate General Sterling Price’s failed Missouri campaign\, his forces\, including Missouri units\, focused on winter logistics in Arkansas\, with minimal activity in Missouri during this period.
\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad’s southeast Missouri exp ansion\, connecting Cape Girardeau to national trade networks\, fueled eco nomic growth\, with rail operations running steadily in late February.
\n
1929: The Great Depression battered Mis souri\, with Kansas City and St. Louis grappling with widespread job losse s and business failures\, as local aid efforts pushed to alleviate winter hardships.
\n
1941: Following Pearl Har bor\, Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City boosted World War II efforts\, with factories accelerating military production and enlistment campaigns g rowing to meet wartime needs.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T235959 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;COUNT=3;INTERVAL=1 SUMMARY:February 20th This Day in Missouri URL:https://www.taneycountyrepublicans.org.patriotsaroundthelake.com/odds-n -ends/this-week-in-missouri/24-this-day-in-missouri/2542-february-20th-thi s-day-in-missouri.html X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:
On February 20\, the f ollowing notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launch ed from St. Louis to map the southern Louisiana Purchase\, pressed on thro ugh the Arkansas River region\, with no specific Missouri event noted\, li kely due to winter’s reduced activity.
\n
1856: Missouri’s pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” continued raids into Kan sas during the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, targeting anti-slavery settler s to influence the territory’s slavery debate through persistent violence.
\n
1861: Union General Henry W. Hallec k\, stationed in St. Louis\, solidified federal control over Missouri\, wh ile Confederate guerrillas in rural areas ramped up winter raids\, intensi fying the state’s Civil War divisions.
\n
1864: After Confederate General Sterling Price’s failed Missouri campai gn\, his forces\, including Missouri units\, focused on winter logistics i n Arkansas\, with minimal activity in Missouri during this period.< /li>\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad’s south east Missouri expansion\, connecting Cape Girardeau to national trade netw orks\, fueled economic growth\, with rail operations running steadily in l ate February.
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1929: The Great Depres sion battered Missouri\, with Kansas City and St. Louis grappling with wid espread job losses and business failures\, as local aid efforts pushed to alleviate winter hardships.
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1941: Fo llowing Pearl Harbor\, Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City boosted World War II efforts\, with factories accelerating military production and enlis tment campaigns growing to meet wartime needs.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250221T000000UTC-7681o1kIgo@https://taneycountyrepublicans.org/ DTSTAMP:20260415T094837Z CATEGORIES:This Day in Missouri DESCRIPTION:
On February 21\, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launched from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued its winter journey through the Arkansas River region\, with no specific Missouri event noted \, likely due to the season’s quiet pace.
\n
1856: During the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, Missouri’s pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” sustained raids on Kansas anti-slavery settlers\, clash ing violently to control the territory’s slavery outcome in late February.
\n
1861: Union General Henry W. Hallec k\, based in St. Louis\, strengthened Missouri’s federal hold\, while Conf ederate guerrillas in rural areas escalated winter attacks\, fueling the s tate’s deep Civil War divides.
\n
1864: Confederate General Sterling Price’s forces\, including Missouri units\, regrouped in Arkansas after their failed Missouri campaign\, focusing on w inter planning with little activity in Missouri.
\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad’s expansion in southeast Missouri\, tying Cape Girardeau to national markets\, drove local trade\, with operations active as winter neared its end.
\n
1929: Missouri’s cities\, Kansas City and St. Louis\, faced t he Great Depression’s toll—mass unemployment and business closures—while l ocal relief groups worked to ease winter struggles.
\n
1941: Post-Pearl Harbor\, Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City surged in World War II mobilization\, with factories churning out mil itary goods and enlistment drives gaining momentum.
\n
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250221T235959 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;COUNT=3;INTERVAL=1 SUMMARY:February 21st This Day in Missouri URL:https://www.taneycountyrepublicans.org.patriotsaroundthelake.com/odds-n -ends/this-week-in-missouri/24-this-day-in-missouri/2545-february-21st-thi s-day-in-missouri.html X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=TEXT/HTML:
On February 21\, the f ollowing notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
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1806: Zebulon Pike’s expedition\, launch ed from St. Louis to explore the southern Louisiana Purchase\, continued i ts winter journey through the Arkansas River region\, with no specific Mis souri event noted\, likely due to the season’s quiet pace.
\n1856: During the “Bleeding Kansas” conflict\, Misso uri’s pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” sustained raids on Kansas anti-slavery settlers\, clashing violently to control the territory’s slavery outcome in late February.\n
1861: Union Genera l Henry W. Halleck\, based in St. Louis\, strengthened Missouri’s federal hold\, while Confederate guerrillas in rural areas escalated winter attack s\, fueling the state’s deep Civil War divides.
\n
1864: Confederate General Sterling Price’s forces\, including Missouri units\, regrouped in Arkansas after their failed Missouri campaig n\, focusing on winter planning with little activity in Missouri.\n
1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad’s expans ion in southeast Missouri\, tying Cape Girardeau to national markets\, dro ve local trade\, with operations active as winter neared its end.\n
1929: Missouri’s cities\, Kansas City and St . Louis\, faced the Great Depression’s toll—mass unemployment and business closures—while local relief groups worked to ease winter struggles.
\n
1941: Post-Pearl Harbor\, Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City surged in World War II mobilization\, with factories churning out military goods and enlistment drives gaining momentum.
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