Was any post office in the United States open on Columbus Day?
The post office is closed on Columbus Day, President’s day and other federal holidays http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2009.asp Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday — Saturday or Sunday — the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday). Thursday, January 1 New Year’s Day Monday, January 19 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, February 16* Washington’s Birthday Monday, May 25 Memorial Day Friday, July 3** Independence Day Monday, September 7 Labor Day Monday, October 12 Columbus Day Wednesday, November 11 Veterans Day Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day Friday, December 25 Christmas Day NOTE: Inaugurati
USPS Holidays Columbus Day, Spar by Staff In 1492, Christopher Columbus reached America, making his first landing in the New World on one of the Bahamas Islands. Columbus believed he had reached India. There are two bits of news regarding this holiday. First, USPS Holidays list Columbus Day as a post office holiday. Their complete list is below: Thursday, January 1 – New Year’s Day Monday, January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday Monday, February 16 – Washington’s Birthday (President’s Day) Monday, May 25 – Memorial Day Saturday, July 4 – Independence Day Monday, September 7 – Labor Day Monday, October 12 – Columbus Day Wednesday, November 11 – Veterans Day Thursday, November 26 – Thanksgiving Day Friday, December 25 – Christmas Day Friday, January 1, 2010 – New Year’s Day Secondly, today, a dispute over whether Columbus Day is a holiday for California state workers is raising tensions between the state and the employees, union officials say. Service Employees International Union
