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In 1998, a store owner spoke to News 4 about the most popular costumes during the lead-up to Halloween
For this week’s Saturday Throwback, we take you back to 1997, when Laurie Waters caught up with people shopping for the perfect pumpkin at Eckert’s Farm.
As Nelly prepares to perform at this year’s Illinois State Fair, we take you back to 2000, when Channel 4′s Robin Smith caught up with the St. Louis native to share his story.
For this week’s throwback, we take you back to 1999, when Cardinals legend Mark McGwire gave back to the community by helping teach kids to read.
For this week’s Saturday throwback, we take you back to 2001, when News 4′s Susan Thomas checked out the Strassen Fest.
For this week’s throwback, we’re taking you back to 2002, when News 4′s Susan Thomas went to check out the Horseradish Festival.
For this week’s throwback, we take you back to celebrations of the St. Louis Pridefest Parade in 1998.
For this week’s throwback, we take you back to Father’s Day weekend 1998. Fans came to the St. Louis Arena looking to buy old seats before the building was destroyed.
For this week’s throwback, we take you back to 1999 when News 4′s Robin Smith reported on the Annie Malone home and how it enriched a local woman’s life.
Apple Music? Spotify? Nope. For this week’s throwback, we take you back to 1983 to look at how people used to listen to music.
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Businesses in the St. Louis area had to prepare for a busy Easter back in 1998.
This week, we take a look at the Spirit of St. Louis Marathon, now known as the Go! St. Louis Marathon, back in 2001.
In 1999, fans packed into Busch Stadium for the St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day.
In this week’s throwback, we take you back to 2001, when a pair of geese were seen attacking customers at a strip mall.
For this week’s throwback, we take you back for a look at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1999.
In this week’s throwback, we show you one of the cruise options back in 1997.
In 1998, News 4′s Robin Smith reported on an art display put on by students for Black History Month.
Chilly weather did not stop thousands from having a good time at the Soulard Mardi Gras parade in 1997
Fans packed the streets of St. Louis after the St. Louis Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans in the Super Bowl in 2000.
KIRL radio station made local and national history in 1980 as one of only a few stations to be primarily minority-owned.
How much do you think it cost to ride the bus in 1978? News 4′s Steve Trenkmann hopped on a bus to ask riders about a proposal to increase fares.
In 1979, workers from The Post-Dispatch and The Globe-Democrat went on strike, leaving St. Louis residents without a newspaper for more than two months.
News 4 Throwback: Thousands march through downtown St. Louis honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in 1998
In 1998, thousands of people marched through downtown St. Louis in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.
Many folks set out to get some exercise as part of their New Year’s resolutions in 1997.
For this week's Saturday throwback, we take you back to 1996 when News 4's Kathryn Jamboretz reported on some of the New Year's rituals in the St. Louis area.
n 1996, holiday shoppers rushed to stores trying to get their hands on the Tickle Me Elmo toy.
In 1997, the Hanukkah Festival of Lights gave local members of the Jewish community an opportunity to get an early start on their celebrations.
In 1998, Christmas shoppers were rushing to grab a piece of Mark McGwire merchandise.
This week, we take you back to 1996, where thousands of people can be seen gathering at malls to see Santa and give him their Christmas wish list.
Santa’s Magical Kingdom, a popular holiday lights display in Eureka, has been around for years.
In 1997, the Parkway Central Marching Band headed to New York to perform in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
In 2005, the Cardinals made a surprise move to shake up its radio broadcast team with the hiring of John Rooney
Around the time of a big Powerball drawing in 1997, there was a concern about compulsive gambling
Before the days of online marketplaces, the post office would auction off damaged and unclaimed packages at bargain prices.
Soulard Market celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1979
Laurie Water shows how people flocked to Eckert’s to enjoy fall activities in the 1990s
We look back at a giant corn maze that was carved in Godfrey, Illinois in 2000
Thousands of spectators filled Forest Park in 1999 to watch the Great Forest Park Balloon Race
News 4 is taking it back to 1999 this week when two participants passed time in a contest where the goal was to stand around.
In 2001, hundreds of St. Louisans hoped to score a spot in a Nelly music video
News 4 looks back at the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1999
In 1997, News 4 was there as the health department helped families get the shots they needed
In 1997, St. Louis kicked off its Tap Festival with a street jam
A family from Bethalto, Illinois won a $19.6 million prize playing the Illinois Lottery in 1997
News 4 is taking it back to 1997 when the infamous City Museum officially opened to the public in St. Louis.
News 4′s Al Wiman examined the price of groceries in June 1980.
In 1998, some young Cardinals fans rushed to Busch Stadium to get Mark McGwire’s autograph
In 1998, Tiger Woods came to St. Louis to teach young people about golf
In 2000, the Missouri History Museum educated people about Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating when slaves in Galveston, Texas learned that President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation