A short walk through Liverpool helped change popular music on Nov. 9, 1961. Brian Epstein, who ran the NEMS record store, visited the Cavern Club with his assistant, Alistair Taylor, to watch the Beatles perform. The lunchtime appearance brought the group together with its future manager, setting in motion a partnership that would carry a local attraction toward international fame. Sixty-five years later, the encounter remains the most consequential turning point associated with this date. Epstei
On November 9, 1989, East Germany opened its border crossings to West Berlin, setting off the peaceful collapse of the Berlin Wall as a barrier between the city’s residents. Crowds gathered after a confused announcement about new travel rules, and overwhelmed border guards eventually let people through. The wall had divided families and become a powerful symbol of the Cold War. Its opening helped make German reunification possible and marked a turning point in Europe’s political order
Along with a dramatic change in congressional majorities on Election Day, an analysis from the National Conference of State Legislatures showed large shifts in legislative majorities around the country, flipping from a majority of Republican legislatures to majority Democratic. Democrats also now hold a large number of trifectas, said the conference’s Katy Owens Hubler, meaning […]
ST. LOUIS - Fog may develop in spots Monday morning, especially in river valleys, and linger through 9 a.m. Otherwise, the start of the work week is quiet and warmer. We’ll see sunny skies Monday with highs in the upper 60s. Clear and chilly overnight, we’ll wake up in the mid-to upper 40s. Another sunny, [...]
GODFREY — Travelers have a new starting point for exploring the Great River Road after the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau celebrated the grand opening of its Byway Discovery Center on Nov. 6, 2026, at Great Rivers Park. Designed to connect visitors with outdoor recreation and nearby communities, the center at 10832 Lockhaven Road opened its doors at 1:30 p.m., followed by a grand opening celebration at 2 p.m. The center introduces visitors to the Meeting of the Great Rivers National
Brad Pitt stars in a new trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures Of Cliff Booth. Netflix has released the second official trailer for the David Fincher-directed sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once…
Despite already enjoying a voting majority, the GOP has simply flat out refused to appoint any new Democratic Commissioners to the nation’s top media and telecom regulator, the FCC. They’ve also refused to begin the process of appointing Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez to another term despite her term technically ending on June 30 (in […]
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College’s Diversity Council, in partnership with Alton Pride, will host its annual TransFormation event this month to bring the campus and greater community together to learn about and discuss gender diversity, trans experiences and allyship in a welcoming space. The event will take place Thursday, November 19, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Trimpe Ahlemeyer Atrium (TR 141) on the college’s Godfrey Campus. “Our goal is to bring
He grew up in Austria during and after World War II, when he determined he would never again be hungry.After cooking for everyone from Clark Gable to Queen Elizabeth (and one memorable state dinner for John F. Kennedy and Soviet…
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. - A Farmington man was killed and another person was injured in a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in St. Francois County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash occurred shortly after 1:45 p.m. on Highway O, east of Jenkins Drive. It involved a Dodge 1500 pickup truck. The [...]
Suzanne Luther has already picked out this year’s Christmas card. It’s a campaign mailer, sent to Jefferson City voters by people who wanted to keep her out of the Missouri House. It used what appears to be an AI-generated photo and accused her of supporting data centers. Three other Democrats, she said, were targeted using […]
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