October 23 1826 The army officially changed the name of its post south of St. Louis from Camp Adams to Jefferson Barracks. Jefferson Barracks was established as a military post to replace Fort Bellefontaine, on the Missouri River north of St. Louis. Many of the greatest names in military history, including five presidents, spent part of their service at Jefferson Barracks before it closed in 1946. 1936 Amateur impresario Major Bowes pushed a button in New York, and the doors swung open to the newly enlarged KMOX studios in the Mart Building at 12th and Spruce. The most modern studios in the nation opened into a corridor where sponsors could display their wares. 1941 A group called the Campaigners of Americanism filed a petition to change the name of Lindbergh Boulevard back to the original Denny Road. The group said Lindberghs name had become repugnant to many St. Louisans because of his isolationist activities. 1947 The section of Highway 40 between Lindbergh and Brentwood Boulevard opened to traffic. Forty had opened between Lindbergh and Wentzville in 1938. The highway would remain a dead-end at Brentwood Boulevard, as shown in the photo, until 1959. Another photo shows the monument to Charles Lindbergh that stood at the Lindbergh overpass. 1980 Four employees of Pope’s Cafeteria in Des Peres were shot to death during a robbery. Three more were critically wounded. Maurice Byrd was executed for the murders of James Wood, Carolyn Turner, Edna Ince and Judy Cazaco on August 23, 1991. Death penalty opponents spoke out against the execution, saying the prosecution had no eyewitnesses and that the jury was racially biased. 1992 Gunmen robbed an armored car guard of more than $1 million at the United Missouri Bank in the Equitable Building downtown. The largest cash armed robbery in city history remains unsolved. 1995 Tony LaRussa was named as manager of the Cardinals, replacing Mike Jorgensen. Jorgensen had served as manager for 96 days after the firing of Joe Torre. GM Walt Jocketty had worked with LaRussa in Oakland, and convinced him to come to St. Louis. LaRussa brought pitching coach Dave Duncan with him.
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