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-as of [9 DECEMBER 2023]–
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*3rd ‘monday’ of ‘january’*
*in honor of ‘martin luther king’*
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‘official name’ –>
*’birthday’ of ‘martin luther king’ (junior)*
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(sometimes referred to as ‘mlk day’)
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(‘martin luther king day’ is an ‘american federal holiday’ marking the birthday of ‘martin luther king’)
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(it is observed on the 3rd ‘monday’ of ‘january’ each ‘year’)
(king’s birthday is ‘january 15’)
(the ‘holiday’ is similar to holidays set under the ‘uniform monday holiday act’)
(the earliest ‘monday’ for this holiday is ‘january 15’)
(the latest ‘monday’ for this holiday is ‘january 21’)
(‘king’ was the ‘chief spokesperson’ for ‘non-violent activism’ in the ‘civil rights movement’, which successfully protested ‘racial discrimination’ in ‘federal’ + ‘state’ law)
(the campaign for a ‘federal holiday’ in king’s honor began soon after his assassination in ‘1968’)
(ended up taking ‘~15 years’)
(‘president ronald reagan’ signed the holiday into law in ‘1983’, and it was first observed 3 years later)
(at first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other ‘holidays’)
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(it was ‘officially observed’ in all 50 states for the 1st time in ‘2000’)
(i was ’16’)
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