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G. Edwards is founded by General Albert Gallatin Edwards in St. Louis, Missouri.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363052310#Date_unknown", "title": "1887", "revid": 1363052310, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1891, "year_label": "1891 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "November 28", "text": "November 28 – The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is organized in St. Louis, Missouri.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369994059#November", "title": "1891", "revid": 1369994059, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1896, "year_label": "1896 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 27", "text": "May 27 – St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado: The costliest and third deadliest tornado in U.S. history levels a mile wide swath of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, incurring US$2.9 billion (1997 USD) in normalized damages, killing more than 255 and injuring over 1,000 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364785538#May", "title": "1896", "revid": 1364785538, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1896, "year_label": "1896 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "May 27", "text": "May 27 – 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado: The costliest and third deadliest tornado in U.S. history levels a mile wide swath of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, incurring over $10,000,000 in damages at contemporaneous prices, killing more than 255 and injuring over 1,000 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374093923#April–June", "title": "1896 in the United States", "revid": 1374093923, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1904, "year_label": "1904 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "April 30", "text": "April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373337754#April", "title": "1904", "revid": 1373337754, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1904, "year_label": "1904 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 1", "text": "July 1 – The third Modern Olympic Games open in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, as part of the World's Fair.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373337754#July", "title": "1904", "revid": 1373337754, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1925, "year_label": "1925 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "September 3", "text": "September 3 – The U.S. Navy dirigible Shenandoah breaks up in a squall line over Ohio en route to Scottfield, St. Louis; 14 crewmen are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370308234#July–September", "title": "1925 in the United States", "revid": 1370308234, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 – An American teenager known as 'Robert R.' dies in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, of a baffling medical condition. 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