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.
President Ronald Regan signed the bill that made Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday a national holiday on November 2, 1983
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968 and President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making his birthday a national holiday in 1983. It was 15 years from the year he was assassinated to the year his birthday was declared a national holiday.
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.
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Ronald Regan signed the bill in 1983.
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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.
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President Ronald Regan signed the bill that made Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday a national holiday on November 2, 1983
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The first year Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday was celebrated as a national holiday was 1986. It has been celebrated for 28 years.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968 and President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making his birthday a national holiday in 1983. It was 15 years from the year he was assassinated to the year his birthday was declared a national holiday.
It became a national holiday in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a national holiday.
President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday a national holiday on November 2, 1983.
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