/tags/history History en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Sun, 18 Aug 2024 16:46:35 GMT /culture-history/2024-08-18/a-missouri-woman-is-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-steal-elvis-graceland-property Lisa Jeanine Findley of Missouri is is charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s estate of millions of dollars and steal ownership of the iconic Graceland property in Memphis. Sun, 18 Aug 2024 16:46:35 GMT /culture-history/2024-08-18/a-missouri-woman-is-arrested-for-allegedly-trying-to-steal-elvis-graceland-property Alana Wise /culture-history/2024-05-29/how-a-german-born-woman-became-missouris-first-practicing-female-veterinarian Dr. Suzanne Saueressig was Missouri’s first practicing female veterinarian. Her work changed the landscape of veterinary medicine in the St. Louis region. Wed, 29 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-05-29/how-a-german-born-woman-became-missouris-first-practicing-female-veterinarian Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /culture-history/2024-05-27/scouts-honor-soldiers-at-jefferson-barracks-national-cemetery-in-memorials-75th-year More than 400 Scouts from the Greater St. Louis Area Council and their loved ones planted flags at the headstones of thousands of fallen U.S. troops at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Mon, 27 May 2024 17:57:40 GMT /culture-history/2024-05-27/scouts-honor-soldiers-at-jefferson-barracks-national-cemetery-in-memorials-75th-year Lacretia Wimbley /culture-history/2024-05-17/erased-history-markers-at-st-louis-intersections-cite-native-american-displacement Counterpublic, a St. Louis nonprofit organization that produces public art projects, is placing “erased history markers” at city intersections where streets named for Native American peoples meet streets named for the places from which white settlers removed them. Fri, 17 May 2024 10:01:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-05-17/erased-history-markers-at-st-louis-intersections-cite-native-american-displacement Jeremy D. Goodwin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-14/how-solar-eclipses-have-shaped-civilizations-throughout-history Throughout most of human history, lunar and solar eclipses were considered to be bad omens, and the fates of many have been determined by the celestial phenomenon. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-14/how-solar-eclipses-have-shaped-civilizations-throughout-history Emily Woodbury /culture-history/2024-01-15/mlk-day-prompts-reflection-in-st-louis-on-how-the-powerful-use-race-to-divide-and-weaken “The whole purpose of racism from the beginning was to divide poor black and poor whites (so they could not) unite and create inclusive prosperity,” said former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:14:35 GMT /culture-history/2024-01-15/mlk-day-prompts-reflection-in-st-louis-on-how-the-powerful-use-race-to-divide-and-weaken Eric Schmid /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-12-05/st-louis-nostalgia-reigns-supreme-in-new-edition-of-lost-treasures The Admiral, floating McDonald’s, Goody Goody Diner and Casa Gallardo are among the 415 places featured in the new edition of “Lost Treasures of St. Louis.” Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:50:51 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-12-05/st-louis-nostalgia-reigns-supreme-in-new-edition-of-lost-treasures Alex Heuer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-08-18/illinois-could-get-a-new-flag-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-century There's a wave of state and city flag redesigns sweeping the country. New designs could be recommended to the Illinois General Assembly by December 2024. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:30:55 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-08-18/illinois-could-get-a-new-flag-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-century Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-25/inequality-at-the-bathroom-door-how-public-restrooms-make-mapmakers-of-all-of-us “Almost every social movement of the 20th century has a bathroom story to it,” says historian Bryant Simon. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:10:36 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-04-25/inequality-at-the-bathroom-door-how-public-restrooms-make-mapmakers-of-all-of-us Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-23/retelling-the-story-of-st-louis-chinatown-through-the-experience-of-those-who-lived-there The newly formed Chinese American Collecting Initiative highlights the long- lost stories of Chinese American immigrants living in St. Louis from the mid-19th century onward. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:37:53 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-23/retelling-the-story-of-st-louis-chinatown-through-the-experience-of-those-who-lived-there Emily Woodbury