Shortly after 2 a.m. on Dec. 16, 1811, people were jolted awake by violent shaking and guttural groans from the earth. Dogs howled. Families fled unsteadily from rattling homes as
On Dec. 10, 1933, Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann laid the cornerstone for the Homer G. Phillips Hospital for Colored, at 2601 Whittier Street. The hospital was named for an attorney
On Dec. 2, 1982, with the temperature a record 74, rain began falling steadily, delivering a 1-2 punch that was too much for the people of Times Beach.