Missouri History Today September 3, 1987: Ann Covington Shatters Glass Ceiling

Missouri History Today September 3, 1987: Ann Covington Shatters Glass Ceiling


March 10, 1963

On this day in history, Missouri’s Supreme Court ends deliberations on “Blue Laws,” which prohibit shopping on Sunday. According to the 137-year-old law, the only items that stores were able to sell were “articles of immediate necessity.”


February 26, 2004

On this date in Missouri history: The Missouri Supreme Court rules that concealed weapons are constitutional.