St. Louis, Missouri: Timeline

1804   Louisiana Purchase Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States [i] of more than 530,000,000 acres of ... 

: In St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis , sometimes written Saint Louis, encompasses an independent city [i] in the U.S. state [i] ... 

, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of Louisiana Territory Louisiana Territory

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 from France France

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 to the United States United States

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1806   Pike expedition: Near St. Louis, Missouri, United States Army United States Army

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 Lieutenant Zebulon Pike Zebulon Pike

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 leads an expedition from Fort Belle Fountaine to explore the west.

1806   The Lewis and Clark Expedition Lewis and Clark Expedition

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 reaches St. Louis, Missouri, ending a successful exploration of the Louisiana Territory Louisiana Territory

Louisiana Territory was a historic, organized territory [i] of the United States [i] from July 4 [i], 1805 [i] ... 

 and the Pacific Northwest.

1816   The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis , sometimes written Saint Louis, encompasses an independent city [i] in the U.S. state [i] ... 

, Missouri Missouri

Missouri named after the Missouri Siouan [i] Indian tribe meaning "town of the large canoes", is a cent ... 

.

1822   Ashley's Hundred leave from St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis , sometimes written Saint Louis, encompasses an independent city [i] in the U.S. state [i] ... 

 setting off a major increase in fur trade.

1896   The costliest and third deadliest tornado in U.S. history levels a mile wide swath of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, incurring $2.9 billion (1997 USD) in damages, killing more than 255 and injuring over 1,000 people.

1904   Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair World's Fair

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 opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1)

1904   In St. Louis, Missouri, Charles E. Menches invents the ice cream cone during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

1925   US dirigible ''Shenandoah'' breaks up en route to Scottfield, St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis , sometimes written Saint Louis, encompasses an independent city [i] in the U.S. state [i] ... 

 - 14 crewmen dead.

1965   In St. Louis, Missouri, the 630-foot-tall parabolic steel Gateway Arch is completed.

1966   Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri opens.

1966   In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Vice-President Hubert Humphrey and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall dedicate the Gateway Arch, as part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

1998   The DNA DNA

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-identified remains of United States Air Force United States Air Force

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 1st Lt. Michael Joseph Blassie arrive home to his family in St. Louis, Missouri, after being in the Tomb of the Unknowns Tomb of the Unknowns

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 since 1984.