Today is the anniversary of Missouri being admitted to our United States of America. This makes me a little bit proud, as I consider Missouri to be my very first home-town. Hooray for Missouri!
Date of Admittance:
August 10,1821
Parentage: The word "missouri" is a Native American word for the tribe that lived off of the part of the Missouri River where European settlers first encountered them. The meaning is "people with dug-out canoes." The territory was stolen from the Native Americans by the Spanish, then purchased from the French, and then sold to the US as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Parentage: The word "missouri" is a Native American word for the tribe that lived off of the part of the Missouri River where European settlers first encountered them. The meaning is "people with dug-out canoes." The territory was stolen from the Native Americans by the Spanish, then purchased from the French, and then sold to the US as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
Place in the Family
Number 24
Joined with Maine (March 1820) as part of
The Missouri Compromise.
Then because there was such controversy,
it took another 16 years before
Arkansas joined (June 1836)
Joined with Maine (March 1820) as part of
The Missouri Compromise.
Then because there was such controversy,
it took another 16 years before
Arkansas joined (June 1836)
Motto
"Let the welfare of the people
be the supreme law"
Pretty good motto, if I do say so myself!
be the supreme law"
Pretty good motto, if I do say so myself!
Nick-Name
The Show-Me State
We are proud that we are not easily fooled,
but on the other hand, we can be damn stubborn, too!
On the License Plate
We are proud that we are not easily fooled,
but on the other hand, we can be damn stubborn, too!
On the License Plate
"The Show Me State"
with a river-like squiggly line underneath the
state name to represent the river?
with a river-like squiggly line underneath the
state name to represent the river?
State Flag
Red, white, and blue symbolizing valor, purity, vigilance,
and justice (but evidently not mathematical skill.)
Also a shout-out to our once being a French colony.
In the center is the State Seal surrounded by
24 stars, representing Missouri being
the 24th State.
and justice (but evidently not mathematical skill.)
Also a shout-out to our once being a French colony.
In the center is the State Seal surrounded by
24 stars, representing Missouri being
the 24th State.
First City You Probably Think of
When You Think "Missouri"
St. Louis
Actual State Capital: Jefferson City
State Size (Area) is 21st of 50.
Population is closer to 18th of 50.
(per 2000 Census figures)
Personal Russell Fact:
My first memories are of my house on Stanford Ave in University City.
Although I was born in next-door Illinois, then moved to Boston for a year or so,
I consider myself a Missourian.
When I was in high school I couldn't wait to get out of Missouri,
but after I went to college and to Japan,
I realized just how good St. Louis and Missouri is.
Where I Lived in Missouri:
My house was in University City, the city immediately next to the City of St. Louis.
My old house is now on the market....priced at $279,900.
I loved that house.
You can check it out at Trulia Reality until it sells...
Missouri Sports:
NFL
MLB
MLB
NHL
Anybody From Missouri
Ever Grow Up To Be President?
Ever Grow Up To Be President?
Yes!
Our 33rd President Harry S Truman
was from Lamar, Missouri.
His middle-initial was just that; he had no middle name.
This was to honor both his grand-fathers, whose names began with "S"
Our 33rd President Harry S Truman
was from Lamar, Missouri.
His middle-initial was just that; he had no middle name.
This was to honor both his grand-fathers, whose names began with "S"
Good vs Evil
(broadcast version)
Walter Cronkite
newscaster
Rush Limbaugh
radio personality
radio personality
Missouri Companies
Anheuser-Busch
Budweiser Beer
Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Chow Chow
Greeting Cards
Tax Agents
Musical Missourians:
Scott Joplin
"The Entertainer"
Josephine Baker
dancer-singer-actress
dancer-singer-actress
Chuck Berry
"Roll Over Beethoven," "Johnny B. Goode," etc
Burt Bacharach
composer-singer
Porter Wagoner
"Misery Loves Company," "Carroll County Accident," etc
Michael McDonald
smooth-voiced former Doobie Bros singer
Sheryl Crow
"Everyday Is A Winding Road," "Soak Up the Sun," etc
Sara Evans
"Suds In The Bucket," "A Little Bit Stronger," etc
Nelly
"Ride With Me," "Just A Dream," etc
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| I know EXACTLY where this is!!!! MY hometown!!!! :-) |
Sporty Missourians
Yogi Berra
baseball Hall of Fame player
Mike Shannon
baseball Hall of Fame player
Missouri Literary Figures
TS Eliot
Nobel Award-winning poet, playwright, and author
Robert Heinlein
Stranger In A Strange Land, Starship Troopers, etc
William S. Burroughs
Naked Lunch
Maya Angelou
Award-winning author, poet, actress, playwright
Celebrities From Missouri
Vincent Price
actor, chef, painter, "ghoul"
actor, chef, painter, "ghoul"
Friz Freleng
animator for "Looney Tunes",
created Sylvester & Tweety
created Sylvester & Tweety
Dick Van Dyke
"The DVD Show," "Mary Poppins," etc
Ed Asner
"The MTM Show," "Lou Grant," "UP," etc
Robert Altman
director,
"MASH," "NASHVILLE," "The Player," etc
"MASH," "NASHVILLE," "The Player," etc
Dennis Weaver
"Gunsmoke," "McCloud," etc
Dennis Hopper
actor-director, "Easy Rider," "Blue Velvet," etc
Redd Foxx
comedian-actor, "Sanford & Son," etc
Kevin Kline
Academy-Award winning actor,
"A Fish Named Wanda"
Kathleen Turner
actress, "Peggy Sue Got Married," etc
Don Cheadle
actor, "Hotel Rwanda," "Ocean Eleven," etc.
"A Fish Named Wanda"
Kathleen Turner
actress, "Peggy Sue Got Married," etc
Chris Cooper
Academy-Award winning actor
Brad Pitt
actor, "Thirteen Monkeys," "Ocean Eleven" etc.
Don Cheadle
actor, "Hotel Rwanda," "Ocean Eleven," etc.
Comic Book Professionals from Missouri
Roy Thomas
THE AVENGERS, JUSTICE SOCIETY, ARAK, etc etc
Dennis O'Neil
GREEN LANTERN, BATMAN, IRON MAN, etc etc
Mike Peters
editorial cartoonist, "Mother Goose & Grimm"
Jim Lee
X-MEN, JUSTICE LEAGUE, etc etc
Other Famous Missourians
Jesse James
notorious train robber & murderer
Margaret "Molly" Brown
Unsinkable
Thomas Hart Benton
Artist
Emmett Kelly
Clown
Marlin Perkins
original host of "Wild Kingdom,"
famous St. Louis zoologist
original host of "Wild Kingdom,"
famous St. Louis zoologist
Most Famous Missourian
Mark Twain
Who doesn't know Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn?
A Song For You....
"Meet Me In St. Louis"
Written by Andrew B. Sterling & Kerry Mills
Sung by Judy Garland & Lucille Bremer
(written in 1904 to help celebrate the St. Louis World's Fair,
it became even more famous as the title of the 1944 movie)
Sung by Judy Garland & Lucille Bremer
(written in 1904 to help celebrate the St. Louis World's Fair,
it became even more famous as the title of the 1944 movie)
Here's one you probably didn't know, Russell! I'm EXACTLY six months younger than Barack Obama. He was born August 4, 1961, and -I- was born February 4, 1962!
ReplyDeleteDo YOU know what that MEANS?
EYE can grow up to be President someday! ;)
Oh, and when did Missouri become your hometown? ;) Heh. :)
Missouri was always my "home-state." I just disavowed it for a few years, that's all. :-)
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