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This Day in History: Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Declared
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Published on November 2, 2023 - Duration: 00:52s
This Day in History: Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Declared
This Day in History: , Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Declared.
November 2, 1983.
President Ronald Reagan signed a bill designating the holiday to be observed on the third Monday of January.
King was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement... ... which achieved the ratification of the 24th Amendment.
And the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited racial discrimination and outlawed racial segregation.
King would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee
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Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929โ1968)
Memphis, Tennessee
City in Tennessee, United States
At least two people are dead, and 14 others injured in a shooting in Memphis, Tennessee, according to US police.
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Tennessee
U.S. state
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