Missouri History:: Missouri State Capitol. The first state capitol building in Jefferson City was built in the period of 1823-1826 and was destroyed by fire in 1837. A new capitol building had been approved at the time and was completed in 1840. The second capitol was destroyed by fire on February 5, 1911, when a bolt of lightning struck the dome.
Xia dynasty [change | change source]. The Xia dynasty lasted from 2100 BC until 1600 BC. It was the first ruling dynasty in Chinese history. The Xia was probably created by emperor Yu the Great. It is not known for certain if the Xia dynasty actually existed. Many people thinks that the Xia dynasty is only a legend.
Before the 20th century, the Zhou dynasty (1046â256 BC) was the earliest Chinese dynasty that could be verified from its own records. However, during the Song dynasty (960â1279 AD), antiquarians collected bronze ritual vessels attributed to the Shang era, some of which bore inscriptions.n Japan and Korea, the Shang are still referred to almost exclusively as the Yin (In) dynasty. However it seems to have been a Zhou name for the earlier dynasty. The word does not appear in the oracle bones, which refer to the state as ShÄng (å), and the capital as Dayi DÃ yÃ¬ (shÄng å¤§éå Great Settlement). shang