On March 21, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:

• 1806: St. Louis traders, central to Missouri’s fur trade, began spring expeditions with Native American tribes, though no specific event is noted for this date.


• 1856: In “Bleeding Kansas,” Missouri’s pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” continued raids on Kansas anti-slavery settlers, escalating territorial violence in late March.


• 1861: Union General Henry W. Halleck, stationed in St. Louis, maintained Missouri’s federal hold, while rural Confederate guerrillas planned spring raids, deepening Civil War tensions.


• 1864: In Arkansas, Confederate General Sterling Price’s Missouri units focused on spring campaign planning, with Missouri seeing little Confederate activity under Union control.


• 1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad’s southeast Missouri lines, serving Cape Girardeau, supported regional commerce, with late March marking increased trade activity.


• 1929: The Great Depression hit Missouri’s Kansas City and St. Louis hard, with spring relief programs focusing on food aid and temporary employment.


• 1941: Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City, key to World War II, increased military production, with late March enlistment drives expanding to meet wartime demands.

On March 21, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:

• 1806: St. Louis traders, central to Missouri’s fur trade, began spring expeditions with Native American tribes, though no specific event is noted for this date.


• 1856: In “Bleeding Kansas,” Missouri’s pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” continued raids on Kansas anti-slavery settlers, escalating territorial violence in late March.


• 1861: Union General Henry W. Halleck, stationed in St. Louis, maintained Missouri’s federal hold, while rural Confederate guerrillas planned spring raids, deepening Civil War tensions.


• 1864: In Arkansas, Confederate General Sterling Price’s Missouri units focused on spring campaign planning, with Missouri seeing little Confederate activity under Union control.


• 1888: The Missouri Pacific Railroad’s southeast Missouri lines, serving Cape Girardeau, supported regional commerce, with late March marking increased trade activity.


• 1929: The Great Depression hit Missouri’s Kansas City and St. Louis hard, with spring relief programs focusing on food aid and temporary employment.


• 1941: Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City, key to World War II, increased military production, with late March enlistment drives expanding to meet wartime demands.