Columbus Day In Missouri

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Today (October 14th) is Columbus Day. Most Federal, State, and County offices are closed in observance of the Holiday, which celebrates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492.

It’s one of Missouri’s 13 State Holidays. Most state employees are off today, and county courthouses in all 114 counties in Missouri are closed.

Some cities around the Nation observe today’s Holiday as “Indigenous People’s Day”.