History Thursday!

I know I missed last week. But what ev.

This week in history....

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The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri was completed. The final touches were finished in 1965, and it stands as America's tallest monument. The most significant purchase in early America was the Louisiana Purchase, and at the time even Missouri was sparsely inhabited. Once the purchase was made and Americans were interested in exploring the new west, St. Louis, became the main stop before venturing into to the new unknown land. It was dubbed the "Gateway to the West." The arch was completed 162 years after the Louisiana Purchase.

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