The Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
1808: Missouri's First Newspaper Published
1819: Frontier Newspaper Established
1821: Missouri Achieved Statehood
1839: University of Missouri Established
1850-1860s: Civil War Increased News Production
1864: Walter Williams Born
1867: Missouri Press Association Established
1869: University Instruction in Journalism Offered
1869: Missouri Publishers Supported Journalism Education
1879: First MU Course in Journalism Offered
1889: Williams Named MPA President
1896: Curators Attempted Journalism Curriculum
1898: MPA Championed Newspaper Preservation
1902: Walter Williams Promoted St. Louis World's Fair
1906: School of Journalism Became Top Priority
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As a result of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri entered the Union as the 24th state in 1821.


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