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History of St. Louis

By StlA13

  • St.Louis was founded

    St.Louis was founded
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._LouisSt. Louis was founded in 1764, the hottest month of the year, by Pierre Laclede.

  • The First Newspaper

    The First Newspaper
    NewspaperThe fisrt newspaper was called Missouri Gazette and Louisana Advertiser. It included national news as well as advertisements and personal work from readers.

  • St. Louis gains independence

    St. Louis gains independence
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis St.Louis county became an independent city.

  • 1904 Olympics

    1904 Olympics
    Olympics
    The Summer Olympics went from July first all the way to November twenty-third. there were 651 athletes that participated; 6 women and 645 men.

  • 1904 World's Fair

    1904 World's Fair
    World's Fair
    It was known as the Louisana Purchase Exposition. On the opening day, 200,000 people filed in to see the sites. There were 1,500 buldings there, too.

  • population in St. Louis increases

    population in St. Louis increases
    populationIn 2012 the population in St. Louis was 318,172.