A statue of Missouri’s Harry S. Truman now has its prominent place in the U.S. Capitol. Members of Congress celebrated the unveiling Sept. 29, 2022. The statue of President Harry S. Truman will represent the State of Missouri in the Statuary Hall Collection and will...
In 1952, the first National Teacher of the Year award was presented by President Harry Truman of Missouri to bring recognition to the importance of teachers as nurturers of the American Dream. The program is put on each year by the Council of Chief State School...
America’s first female county clerk has been inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians. A bronze bust of Annie White Baxter of southwest Missouri’s Carthage joins 47 others in the esteemed hall already showcasing journalist Walter Cronkite, radio host Rush...
A capacity crowd of at least 1,500 people is expected Thursday afternoon for former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s lecture at Westminster College in mid-Missouri’s Fulton. Her speech begins at 1:30 p.m, and she’s expected to speak for...
