JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) � Missouri is celebrating its 200th birthday. A ceremony Tuesday at the state Capitol in Jefferson City marked the bicentennial of the day Missouri gained statehood on Aug. 10, 1821. The event included art, music and speeches, and a naturalization ceremony for 33 new U.S. citizens. Later Tuesday, about 200 locations
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Speakers at Tuesday’s bicentennial noted both Missouri’s regrettable and praiseworthy moments.
A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took has taken a further step.
A decades long-movement to reshape the American political map has taken an important further step.