1983. In fact the day was first suggested 4 days after his death in 1968, but it took until 1983 before it was signed into law by Reagan.
Ronald Regan signed the bill on November 2, 1983.
It became a national holiday in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a national holiday.
New Hampshire Utah was last to call it by name in 2000.
mlk day became a national holiday on November 2, 1983
The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed on January 20, 1986. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000. hope this helps! :D
Ronald Reagan
1986 and signed by Ronald Reagan.
Malcom X doesn’t have a holiday, but King was in Reagan’s presidency.
President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday a national holiday on November 2, 1983.
Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday was declared a national holiday in 1983 and officially went into effect in 1986 under President Ronald Reagan's term.
Ronald Regan signed the bill on November 2, 1983.
It became a national holiday in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a national holiday.
On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law.
President Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday a national holiday. President George H.W. Bush declared that it would be observed on the third Monday of January.
when did martin Luther king birthday beccame a national holiday? the holiday became a law in 1983 .
New Hampshire Utah was last to call it by name in 2000.
mlk day became a national holiday on November 2, 1983