KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - November 4, 1916. Walter Cronkite is born in St. Joseph, Missouri. At age 20, Cronkite was hired to broadcast news and sports at KCMO Radio. His on-air name was Walter Wilcox ...
December 20, 1820. Missouri imposes a $1 bachelor tax on unmarried men 21 - 50 years of age. The annual sum was assessed to encourage men to get hitched, have children, and grow the overall population ...