The head of John Walsh's son Adam Walsh is found in Hollywood, Florida. This event will later prompt the Congress of the United States to pass the Missing Children's Act, giving the Federal Bureau of Investigation greater authority to track the disappearance of children. It also makes Walsh a national spokesman against crime and eventually leads to the establishment of America's Most Wanted.,
American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek- The war enters Missouri when a band of raw Confederate States of America troops defeat United States forces in the southwestern part of the state.,