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On This Day, Aug. 5, 1984 ...Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played the first of 10 nights at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Several…

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Running from April 11, 2024, to Jan. 12, 2025 at the World Chess Hall of Fame, Clash for the Crown explores the histories of the World Chess Championship and the […]

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What better way to experience St. Louis than from the Mississippi River? Join Big Muddy Adventures on this five-hour paddle along the mighty river, which will surely activate your adrenaline! […]

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On August 5, 2024, we reflect on a multitude of significant historical events that have shaped our world. Nelson Mandela's First Public Speech After Release (1990) On August 5, 1990, Nelson Mandela delivered his first public speech after being released from prison earlier that year. His speech, given in Soweto, South Africa, was a powerful call for unity and the end of apartheid. Mandela's words resonated deeply with millions around the world, symbolizing hope and the possibility of a new era of equality and justice in South Africa. This moment is remembered as a pivotal point in the fight against apartheid and the broader struggle for human rights. The Opening of the Liberty Bell Center (2003) On this day in 2003, the Liberty Bell Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, officially opened its doors to the public. The Liberty Bell, an enduring symbol of American independence and freedom, found a new home in this state-of-the-art facility designed to enhance visitors'

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UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. - The Market at Olive retail project is adding Target to it's stacked lineup of brands. The development team behind the Market at Olive, which covers both sides of Olive Boulevard between Interstate-170 and McKnight/Woodson Roads, announced Monday that Target purchased a 7.5-acre site next to Costco. The new Target is set [...]

Journey’s Jonathan Cain is explaining the reason he filed a lawsuit in Delaware against his bandmate Neal Schon over Schon's allegedly excessive spending.A statement from Cain’s Delaware attorney, Sid Liebesman, says the suit…

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The City Museum added another record-breaking title to its collection: the world's longest shoelace. Measuring it was almost as challenging as creating it.

The Saint Louis Science Center will welcome SUE: The T. rex Experience from June into September. SUE is the most complete, best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimen ever discovered, and this special […]

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Washington University students arrested at protests against the war in Gaza are still waiting for degrees or to learn if they'll face criminal charges.

Artist Eve Bayer presents a new collection of paintings on wood, canvas and paper inspired by the drama of nature. An interdisciplinary artist, she works across mediums of painting, drawing, […]

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Stocks plunged Monday morning as mounting concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy and the outlook for microchip production shook Wall Street.

The books are hidden within walking distance of Geggie Elementary School, and any child may join in on the scavenger hunt.

Found this in a May 1974 issue of “The St Louis Phonograph Record,” a newspaper print publication based out of Hollywood, CA

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The new collection from Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and Washington University professor Carl Phillips is out August 6.

Months of campaigning and TV ad wars will come to a close Tuesday, as Missouri voters head to the polls to pick their party’s nominee for Congress, the state legislature and nearly every statewide office.  The Independent tried to answer some of the questions you may have about voting in Missouri’s primary.  Polls across the […]

A bear sighting was reported in rural Columbia, Illinois, and the Monroe County Sheriff's Department advised people to stay calm and avoid approaching bears.