Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Nearly two centuries following the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, their young Native American guide was honored on an American dollar coin. Born as a…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The interesting life of Missouri native Margaret Tobin Brown has been presented in two acts on stages across America. The popular musical “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” tells…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor In movies and on television, America watched Anna Marie “Patty” Duke grow up. Born in 1946, she began her lifelong acting career at age 12, portraying the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor She may be little, but she hasn’t aged a bit while providing laughs to generations. “Little Lulu” Moppet made her first appearance in 1935 as a single…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Countless barbeque restaurants dot the neighborhoods in and around Kansas City today, but during the early years of the 20th Century, ‘que was only found in the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor More than 70 years after its composition, a Ragtime two step became a chart-topping recording. “The Entertainer” was composed by Black composer Scott Joplin (1868-1917) in 1902,…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor It’s a small item with a big message that’s been translated into multiple languages and sent to loved ones around the world. The iconic “I Am Loved”…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Need coffee for a crowd? Perk up your party with a Party Percolator that brews dozens of cups and keeps coffee hot and fresh for hours. Prior…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Do you have any Gremlins in your kitchen cupboard? From the shoebox to the cereal box, this sweetened breakfast offering was one of the products inspired by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor It’s a radio – it’s a toilet paper holder – it’s both! Combining two practical items into one product was made possible by the introduction of the…
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