On March 6, the following notable historical events related to Missouri occurred:
- 1806: St. Louis traders, central to Missouri’s early economy, likely finalized spring plans for fur trade expeditions, with no specific event recorded for this date.
- 1856: During “Bleeding Kansas,” Missouri’s pro-slavery “Border Ruffians” continued violent raids into Kansas, aiming to secure the territory for slavery as spring tensions rose.
- 1861: Union General Henry W. Halleck, operating from St. Louis, reinforced Missouri’s Union hold, while Confederate guerrillas in rural areas planned spring attacks, escalating divisions.
- 1864: In Arkansas, Confederate General Sterling Price’s Missouri units prepared for spring operations, with Missouri itself under Union control and seeing little Confederate activity.
- 1888: Southeast Missouri’s Missouri Pacific Railroad network, serving Cape Girardeau, facilitated trade growth, with early March marking steady agricultural and commercial traffic.
- 1929: Missouri’s urban centers, Kansas City and St. Louis, reeled from the Great Depression, with spring initiatives focusing on public works to curb unemployment.
- 1941: Post-Pearl Harbor, Missouri’s St. Louis and Kansas City intensified World War II efforts, with factories boosting military output and enlistment drives expanding in early March.