1927

Charles A. Lindbergh crossed Atlantic in Spirit of St. Louis

1928

WGY in Schenectady, NY, broadcasts first scheduled TV programs

1929

Stock market crashes

The first airplane on a regular commercial schedule arrives in the city

1930

Federal Bureau of Narcotics created

1931

Graduated income tax levied

1932

Six local law enforcement officers are killed in the Young Brothers Massacre

1933

Twentieth and Twenty-first Amendments ratified, providing line of succession for office of president and repealing Prohibition

1934

Sales tax law enacted

1936

Severe drought over state

1937

Social Security Commission created to administer relief agencies

Last street car runs in Springfield

1940

First peacetime draft begins

1941

World War II begins for the United States with bombing of Pearl Harbor

1942

First nuclear chain reaction is achieved

Rationing of gasoline, coffee, and other items begins

1943

Missouri Constitutional Convention met

President Roosevelt freezes wages, prices, and salaries to combat inflation

1944

Allied forces under General Eisenhower land at Normandy, France, to liberate Europe

1945

Harry S Truman becomes President at Roosevelt's death

Germany surrenders

First atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan

Japan surrenders

New State Constitution adopted

1948

Hawkins Law for school reorganization passed

Harry S Truman elected President

1950

Korean War begins