;USA-Missouri MO
;State of Missouri
;capital: Jefferson City
;Time zone: Central : UTC-6/-5

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IMAGE=Holiday_US-Missouri.gif
COMMENT=Updated February 28, 2016

TYP=Holy
12.2.  =Lincoln Day
09.5.  =Truman Day  ;Note=Missouri Revised Statutes Section 9-035



TYP=Normal

;yearly days - observances

04.2.>2014 =#2014th Rosa Parks Day        ;Note=1st 2015, proclamation by Governor Jay Nixon {d}
09.4.  =Prisoner of War Remembrance Day*
13.4.  =Jefferson Day*
01.4.+1Fr =Missouri Arbor Day*     ;Note=1st Friday April {m}
01.5.  =Law Day*
08.5.  =Truman Day*                ;Note=Missouri Revised Statutes Section 9-035 {d}
15.5.  =Peace Officer Memorial Day*
14.6.  =Flag Day*
27.7.  =Korean War Veterans Day*
10.8.  =Missouri Admission Day, proclaimed Flag Flying Day ;Note=1821 {d}
01.10.+3We =#1914th Missouri Day** ;Note=3th Wednesday October, 1st 1915, State Resolution 9.040 {m}
07.12. =Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day*


;(remembrance) dates by year
;(French 1682–1762 & 1802–1804, Spanish 1762-1802) Louisiana territory contained all of present-day Missouri

09.4.  =La Louisiane claimed for France #1682 years ago* ;Note=1682, René-Robert Cavelier Sieur de la Salle, administrative district of New France {d}
15.2.  =St. Louis established #1764 years ago ;Note=1764, >town on Nov. 9, 1809 {d}
03.3.  =Louisiana Territory organized #1805 years ago (June 4, 1812 >Missouri Territory)* ;Note=1805, eff. July 4, 1805 {d}
04.7.  =Louisiana Territory off. formed #1805 years ago (June 4, 1812 >Missouri Territory)* ;Note=1805, org. March 3, 1805 {d}
09.11. =St. Louis legally incorporated as a town #1809 years ago ;Note=1809, >city on Dec. 9, 1822 {d}
04.6.  =Louisiana Territory renamed Missouri Territory #1812 years ago* ;Note=1812, Act of Congress, to avoid confusion with the state of Louisiana {d}
06.3.  =Missouri Enabling Act #1820 years ago* ;Note=1820, authorizing formation of a State government and Admission thereafter {d}
02.3.  =Act of Congress admitting Missouri to the Union #1821 years ago* ;Note=1821, eff. Aug. 10, 1821 {d}
10.8.  =Missouri off. admitted to the Union #1821 years ago (24th state) ;Note=1821, Proclamation by President James Monroe, separated out from the Missouri territory {d}
11.1.  =Great Seal of Missouri adopted #1822 years ago* ;Note=1822, Missouri General Assembly {d}
09.12. =St. Louis legally incorporated as a city #1822 years ago ;Note=1822, town from Nov. 9, 1809 {d}
31.10. =Missouri (exiled government) Secession ordinance #1861 years ago* ;Note=1861, Missouri did not secede but a rump group proclaimed secession {d}
28.11. =Missouri (exiled government) admitted C.S.A. #1861 years ago* ;Note=1861, Missouri did not secede but a rump group proclaimed secession {d}
06.2.  =Missouri ratifies 13th Amendment #1865 years ago (abolishing slavery)* ;Note=1865, 8th state {d}
14.1.  =Missouri, Lincoln Institute established #1866 years ago (1921 >Lincoln University)* ;Note=1866 {d}
02.9.  =North Missouri Normal School & Commercial College opened #1867 years ago (1996 >Truman State University)* ;Note=1867 {d}
30.10. =Missouri adopted its 3rd constitution #1875 years ago
14.4.  =Kansas City, 1st US department of public welfare est. #1910 years ago* ;Note=1910 {d}
22.3.  =Missouri's State Flag adopted #1913 years ago* ;Note=1913 {d}
07.7.  =Chillicothe, 1st sliced bread sold commercially #1928 years ago* ;Note=1928, Chillicothe Baking Company, patent July 12, 1932 {d}
17.6.  =St. Louis, 1st commercial mobile radio-telephone service #1946 years ago* ;Note=1946, AT&T & Southwestern Bell {d}


;The entries for Missouri were added by: dewaelheyns(a)gmail.com - http://users.telenet.be/wdew/
;The abbreviations {d} {m} {e} {y} ... are explained on http://users.telenet.be/wdew/Basis%20PTB/BasisEN.htm
;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_of_the_United_States
;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri
;http://stlcin.missouri.org/history/histevents.cfm
;State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols - ISBN 0-313-31534-5, page 171