Obama Rally Draws 100,000 in Missouri
Barack Obama attracted 100,000 people at a Saturday rally here, his biggest crowd ever at a U.S. event. The crowd assembled under the Gateway Arch on a sunny Saturday afternoon to hear Obama speak about taxes and slam the Republicans on economic issues...
Barack Obama attracted 100,000 people at a Saturday rally here, his biggest crowd ever at a U.S. event. The crowd assembled under the Gateway Arch on a sunny Saturday afternoon to hear Obama speak about taxes and slam the Republicans on economic issues...
See that building in the background with the dome roof? That's the old Saint Louis County Courthouse where, in 1847, Dred Scott sued for his freedom.
161 years ago the court ruled that slaves were property had no claim to freedom. Today is a different story.
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