Missouri
| Capital | Jefferson City |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Show Me State |
| Official Language | None |
| Governor | Jay Nixon, D |
| Senator | Kit Bond, R (202) 224-5721 Contact |
| Senator | Claire McCaskill, D (202) 224-6154 Contact |
| Ratification of Constitution/or statehood | August 10, 1821 (24th) |
| Flag of Missouri | Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law) |
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. Missouri borders Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. The current Governor is Matthew Blunt
Gun Laws
Under Missouri law it's illegial to transfer a gun to a person under the age of 18 without without the consent of the child's custodial parent or guardian [1]. However, under federal law, the minimum age to possess a handgun is 18. The minimum age to get a concealed carry permit is 23.[2]
Miscellaneous
The term "Missouri" comes from an Algonquin word roughly translating to "river of the big canoes". [3]
St. Louis hosted the World's Fair in 1904, where the ice cream cone was invented. [4]
The mule is the state animal.
The term "iron curtain" referring to the line separating Communist countries from non-Communist contries in Europe was first used by Winston Churchill at a speech in Fulton.
Notable Missourians
- Former Attorney General John Ashcroft served as governor and senator for the state.
- Five star general Omar Bradley was from Clark.
- Frontiersman Daniel Boone settled in Missori late in his life.
- 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.
- Journalist Catherine J. Sambark
- Agricultural scientist George Washington Carver, born in Diamond Grove
- Film director and actor John Huston, born in Nevada
- Outlaws Jesse James and Frank James, born in Clay County
- Phyllis Schlafly, conservative political activist, author
- US Army General John J. Pershing, born near Laclede
References
- ↑ Missouri Gun Statutes
- ↑ MissouriCarry.com
- ↑ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/missouri/
- ↑ http://www.50states.com/facts/mo.htm
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