Humans have inhabited present-day Missouri for at least 12,000 years. The
Mississippian culture, which emerged at least in the ninth century, built cities and
mounds before declining in the 14th century. When European explorers arrived in the 17th century, they encountered the
Osage and
Missouria nations. The French incorporated the territory into
Louisiana, founding
Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and
St. Louis in 1764. After a brief period of
Spanish rule, the United States acquired Missouri as part of the
Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Americans from the
Upland South rushed into the new
Missouri Territory; Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States. Missouri was admitted as a slave state as part of the
Missouri Compromise of 1820. As a
border state,
Missouri's role in the
American Civil War was complex, and it was subject to rival governments, raids, and guerilla warfare. After the war, both
Greater St. Louis and the
Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business.
The
Nobel Prizes are awarded annually by the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the
Karolinska Institute, and the
Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals who make outstanding contributions in the fields of
chemistry,
physics,
literature,
peace, and
physiology or medicine. They were established by the 1895 will of
Alfred Nobel, which dictates that the awards should be administered by the
Nobel Foundation. Another prize, the
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, was established in 1968 by the
Sveriges Riksbank, the
central bank of
Sweden, for contributors to the field of economics. Each prize is awarded by a separate committee; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics, the Karolinska Institute awards the Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Prize in Peace. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a cash prize that has varied throughout the years. In 1901, the winners of the first Nobel Prizes were given 150,782
SEK, which is equal to 7,731,004 SEK in December 2007. In 2008, the winners were awarded a prize amount of 10,000,000 SEK. The awards are presented in
Stockholm in an annual ceremony on December 10, the
anniversary of Nobel's death. (Full article...)
The current governor is
RepublicanMike Parson, who took office on June 1, 2018. He is ineligible to run in the
2024 election-or any future election--since he served more than two years of the unexpired term of predecessor
Eric Greitens. (Full article...)
Image 10Forrest Smith, elected Governor of Missouri in 1948, was the first governor chosen under the 1945 state Constitution. (from History of Missouri)
Image 14The
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City services the western portion of Missouri, as well as all of Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and northern New Mexico. (from Missouri)
Image 16Map of early Missouri settlements and trading posts (from History of Missouri)
Image 17Union Station in St. Louis was the world's largest and busiest train station when it opened in 1894. (from Missouri)
Image 18The population center for the United States has been in Missouri since 1980. As of 2020, it is near
Interstate 44 in Missouri as it approaches
Springfield. (from Missouri)
Image 19A mural honoring the Kansas City Chiefs on the wall of the Westport Alehouse in Kansas City, MO. (from Missouri)
Image 20The
Lake of the Ozarks is one of several man-made lakes in Missouri, created by the damming of several rivers and tributaries. The lake has a surface area of 54,000 acres and 1,150 miles of shoreline and has become a popular tourist destination. (from Missouri)
Image 24Christopher Bond became the youngest person elected Governor of Missouri in 1972 and was part of the rise of the Republican Party in the state. (from History of Missouri)
Image 26The population center for the United States has been in Missouri since 1980. As of 2020, it is near
Interstate 44 in Missouri as it approaches
Springfield. (from Missouri)
Image 27The states and territories of the United States as a result of Missouri's admission as a state on August 10, 1821. The remainder of the former
Missouri Territory became unorganized territory. (from Missouri)
Image 56The
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City services the western portion of Missouri, as well as all of Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and northern New Mexico. (from Missouri)
Image 72The
Lake of the Ozarks is one of several man-made lakes in Missouri, created by the damming of several rivers and tributaries. The lake has a surface area of 54,000 acres and 1,150 miles of shoreline and has become a popular tourist destination. (from Missouri)
Image 73Missouri population density map (from Missouri)
Image 76The states and territories of the United States as a result of Missouri's admission as a state on August 10, 1821. The remainder of the former
Missouri Territory became unorganized territory. (from Missouri)
Image 77A physiographic map of Missouri (from Missouri)
Image 78Price's Raid in the Western Theater, 1864 (from History of Missouri)
... that after his professional gridiron football career, Ed "Brick" Travis served as president of the Missouri Auto Dealers Association and as president of a local school board?
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