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<text id=93AT0474>
<title>
Missouri--History
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--United States Directory
Missouri
</history>
<article>
<source>Compact</source>
<hdr>
History
</hdr>
<body>
<p>1541
</p>
<p> Hernando DeSoto was the first European to explore the area of
present-day Missouri.
</p>
<p>1735
</p>
<p> The first settlement was founded at Ste. Genevieve by French
hunters and miners.
</p>
<p>1803
</p>
<p> The United States gained possession of the territory as part
of The Louisiana Purchase.
</p>
<p>1821
</p>
<p>Missouri was admitted to the Union as the 24th state.
</p>
<p>1861-1865
</p>
<p> Divided loyalties to the slavery issue made the state a
battlefield for both pro- and anti-slavery forces.
</p>
<p>Source: State of Missouri.
</p>
</body>
</article>
</text>