Missouri
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Missouri is a Midwestern state that was admitted to the Union as a slave state on August 10, 1821. Its nickname is the "Show Me State". Its capital is Jefferson City and its largest cities are, respectively, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield.
Miscellaneous
The term "Missouri" comes from an Algonquin word roughly translating to "river of the big canoes". [1]
Notable Missourians
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft used to live in Springfield.
Five star general Omar Bradley was from Clark.
Author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was from Hannibal.
Poet T.S. Eliot was from St. Louis.
Political commentator Rush Limbaugh is from Cape Girardeau.
President Harry Truman lived in Lamar and Independence.
Luke-Jr lives in Kansas City.