Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a US Federal Holiday. It marks civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. It is celebrated on the third Monday in January and is one of only four United States Federal holidays to honor an individual person.The other three federal holidays honoring individuals are Washington's Birthday (which is usually called called President's Day), Columbus Day, and Christmas.  Most people working in banks and other government owned places get the day off.  Many students get a day off from school on this day. See 5 USC 6103.

President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, to create a federal holiday honoring King. The holiday was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986. It is observed on the third Monday of January.

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Category:January observances