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Martin Luther King Day

American  

noun

  1. the third Monday in January, a legal holiday in the United States commemorating the birthday (Jan. 15) of Martin Luther King, Jr.


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"We're very excited to be inaugurated on Martin Luther King Day, I like sharing the day."

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

They’re being held on Monday, which is a holiday: Martin Luther King Day, to be exact.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2024

The last time the caucuses landed on Martin Luther King Day was in 2004, when Democrat John Kerry won Iowans’ support.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

But with no realistic prospects for resolution, Fox and the academy decided in mid-August to change the show date to Jan. 15, 2024, Martin Luther King Day, at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

After the Martin Luther King Day Crash of 1990, Goldstein, for instance, adeptly rubbed salt into the wound in the pages of 2600.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce

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