The first year Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday was celebrated as a national holiday was 1986. It has been celebrated for 28 years.
15 years
It became a national holiday in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a national holiday.
mlk day became a national holiday on November 2, 1983
Ronald Regan signed the bill on November 2, 1983.
No, welfare offices are not open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as it is a federal holiday.
New Hampshire Utah was last to call it by name in 2000.
It became a national holiday in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a national holiday.
No, USPS is closed on federal holidays and Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday.
She has made Martin Luther Kings birthday a national holiday. She has made Martin Luther Kings birthday a national holiday.
mlk day became a national holiday on November 2, 1983
Yes, Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday.
He was a national leader
Ronald Regan signed the bill on November 2, 1983.
Ronald Reagan
It was an act of Congress.
In 1983, congress passed a federal holiday honoring King. The late Mrs. Coretta Scott King fought for many years for his birthday to become a holiday.
No, welfare offices are not open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as it is a federal holiday.
1986 was the first year Martin Luther King day was celebrated as a national holiday.