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The holiday for Dr. Martin Luther king was first observed January 20, 1986Martin Luther King Day was first observed in 1986 on 20th January. It celebrated the life and accomplishments to Martin Luther King.
when did martin Luther king birthday beccame a national holiday? the holiday became a law in 1983 .
1986 was the first year Martin Luther King day was celebrated as a national holiday.
MLK birthday was January 15th it is always celebrated on tha t weekend closest to the day.
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Martin Luther King Day was first observed as a national holiday on January 20, 1986.
The holiday for Dr. Martin Luther king was first observed January 20, 1986Martin Luther King Day was first observed in 1986 on 20th January. It celebrated the life and accomplishments to Martin Luther King.
January 20th, 1986
when did martin Luther king birthday beccame a national holiday? the holiday became a law in 1983 .
Martin Luther King Day is the third Monday of January. In 2014, the date is January 20, 2014. (FYI: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s actual birthday is January 15. The holiday always falls after January 14 and before January 22.)
On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill proposed by Representative Nancy Hall of Indiana which created a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was first observed on January 20, 1986.
1986 was the first year Martin Luther King day was celebrated as a national holiday.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was first observed on January 20, 1986 after being made a federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983.
MLK birthday was January 15th it is always celebrated on tha t weekend closest to the day.
Well, January 15 is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, and 1983 was the year in which the law was signed making the third Monday of January Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday in the United States (although the law did not take effect until 1986).
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