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The Dome at America's Center is a multi-purpose stadium used for concerts, major conventions, and sporting events in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States.Previously known as the Trans World Dome from 1995 to 2001 and the Edward Jones Dome from 2002 to 2016, it was constructed largely to lure a National Football League (NFL) team to St. Louis and to serve as a convention space.
September 5, 1992 64,877 spectators saw Notre Damedefeat Northwestern42–7. It was Notre Dame's first game at Soldier Field in a half-century. [1][32][33] October 10, 1992 43,692 spectators attended the First Annual Chicago Football Classic, a footballgame between historically black colleges.
The Veiled Prophet Parade and Ball was a yearly cult ceremony in St. Louis, Missouri, over which a mythical figure called the Veiled Prophet presided. The first events were in 1878 and were organized and funded by the Veiled Prophet Organization, an all-male [1] [2] secret society [1] [3] [4] founded in 1878 by a highly select group of the city’s business and governmental leaders.
Club Manhattan. / 38.6165; -90.1521. The Club Manhattan was a nightclub at 1320 East Broadway in East St. Louis, Illinois. [ 1] The venue was owned by Booker Merritt. [ 2] The Club Manhattan has a prominent place in Greater St. Louis music history. It is best known for being the nightclub where singer Tina Turner met her future husband ...
A Lincoln Service train passing through 35th/Archer station in McKinley Park, Chicago, July 2023. The Lincoln Service is a 284-mile (457 km) higher-speed rail service operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri. The train is a part of the Illinois Service and is partially funded by the Illinois Department of ...
Centralia, IL CSA. St. Louis. (2020) [ 1 ] Greater St. Louis is the 21st-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, [ 3 ][ 4 ] the largest in Missouri, and the second-largest in Illinois. Its core city — St. Louis, Missouri —sits in the geographic center of the metro area, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
1800 – St. Louis becomes part of French Louisiana. [ 3] 1804. St. Louis becomes part of U.S. territory per Louisiana Purchase. [ 3] Post Office established. [ 5] 1805 – St. Louis becomes capital of the U.S. Louisiana Territory. [ 3][ 6] 1808 – Missouri Gazette newspaper begins publication.
The site is at the southern end of the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route. The Lewis and Clark State Historic Site is situated on the dry side of the Chain of Rocks Levee, approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from the Illinois shore of the Mississippi River. It is also known as Lewis and Clark State Park.