The land that had comprised the Louisiana Purchase, excepting the newly formed state of Louisiana, was renamed Missouri Territory on this date. missourilife.com/june-4-1812/

Scott Joplin's piano tune "The Entertainer" was the best-selling piece of sheet music in the country on this date. missourilife.com/missouri-histo…

The woman credited with founding America's first kindergarten program was born on this date. missourilife.com/mother-of-kind…

Check out the mystery of this historical event. bit.ly/3VDY4jN

A shootout that would become known as the Kansas City Massacre took place on this date in history. missourilife.com/june-17-1933/

The land that would become Lambert Field was leased on this date by the Missouri Aeronautical Society. missourilife.com/major-albert-l…

A steamboat designed for an expedition up the Missouri River, the first of its kind, set out from St. Louis on this date. Although bound for the mouth of the Yellowstone, it only managed to reach Omaha. missourilife.com/the-first-miss…

Missouri has non-stop nature retreats scattered throughout the state. So don't forget to get outside this summer and visit Don Robinson State Park to soak up the sun. bit.ly/3VHrBYS

Artist and inventor of the kewpie doll Rose O'Neill was born on this date. missourilife.com/june-25-1874/

The inventor of the car radio (called the "Motorola") and the Lear Jet was born on this date. missourilife.com/inventor-willi…

Meet Miss Missouri, St. Louisan Hayley Leach, as she discusses her reign and everything it takes to be in the pageant. missourilife.com/crowning-achie…

The expedition that surveyed the Santa Fe Trail departed St. Charles on this date. missourilife.com/june-27-1825

The Corps of Discovery spotted a buffalo near present-day Kansas City on this date. It was the first one they had seen. missourilife.com/lewis-and-clar…

The Battle of Carthage took place on this date in Missouri history. Can you name the commanders at the battle? missourilife.com/july-5-1861/

The Missouri Meerschaum Company's original patent, filed by founder Henry Tibbe, was granted on this date in 1878: missourilife.com/henry-tibbes-p…

A specially organized bicycle corps of black soldiers from Montana arrived in St. Louis on this date. They were testing the viability of bikes as a form of troop transport. missourilife.com/july-24-1897/

A German Engineer whose impact can still be seen in St. Louis and beyond was born on this date. missourilife.com/henry-flad-eng…

A legendary figure of the Civil War in Missouri was born on this date. missourilife.com/july-31-1837/

A French missionary named Pierre François Pinet became the first person of French descent to die and be buried in present-day Missouri (that we know of) on this date. missourilife.com/pierre-francoi…

periodic reminder that Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike's characters in 'Gone Girl' were canonically Missouri Life readers