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About 2 a.m. on Dec. 16, 1811, the ground began to shake. Large trees swayed, then snapped throughout Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois and other states. Steep bluffs tumbled into the

At about 2 a.m. on Dec. 16, 1811, the ground began to shake.

At about 2 a.m. on Dec. 16, 1811, the ground began to shake.

At about 2 a.m. on December 16, 1811, the ground began to shake.

The South Dakota Historical Society takes a look at the history of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

The Rev. Timothy Flint left an 1820 account of the Dutch or Bollinger Settlement, 1st to 3rd generation German immigrants who came to Missouri starting in 1800. His book, Recollections of the Last Ten Years, includes details on Missouri in 1815-1822. Thousands of Missourians trace their ancestry to the Bollinger Settlement, so it is well-worth discussing his observations.

At about 2 a.m. on December 16, 1811, the ground began to shake uncontrollably.

The first American trappers to enter Arizona, according to the best records, arrived in 1826. The party listed among its members three men destined to become legendary in the annals of trapping in the Southwest.

One of the main reasons for an explosion of settlement in Missouri prior to statehood was available land. However, obtaining title was complicated. First,

Welcome to the Missouri Bicentennial Minute from the State Historical Society of Missouri. The United States was amid the Panic of 1819 at the time of Missouri Statehood. This downturn, considered the first U. S. economic depression, introduced the U. S. into the “boom and bust” cycles experienced by modern economies and it marked the transition of the country toward an economy independent of its colonial ties to Europe. A post-War of 1812 economic boom that fueled overconfidence preceded t...