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Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January each year.
Jan 18, 2021 · Although Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a widely accepted and celebrated holiday throughout the United States today, the path towards its establishment and recognition was a long, fraught journey that took decades of advocacy.
A United States federal statute honoring the Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and his work in the civil rights movement with a federal holiday was enacted by the 98th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983, creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Jan 16, 2021 · Every third Monday of January, the United States observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday to honor the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1994 Congress...
Jan 15, 2024 · How did Martin Luther King, Jr, Day was established? Ever since his assassination, there were proposals to create a national holiday in his honor, mainly from labor unions.
Jan 18, 2021 · Martin Luther King Jr. is widely revered as a towering figure in the history of our country and likely the best-known leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and '60s. Depending on...
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Jan 10, 2018 · On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the entire nation pauses in remembrance of a civil rights hero. At least, that’s the intention of the federal holiday that takes place on the third...
