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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

Green was reinstated by the league on Jan. 3, but did not return to action until Monday in Memphis where the Warriors played the Grizzlies in the annual Martin Luther King Day game.

From Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2024

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

From Slate Jan. 12, 2024

The deal also adds Martin Luther King Day to the list of paid holidays off and ends forced overtime on off days.

From Washington Times Jul. 25, 2023

And when AT&T crashed on Martin Luther King Day, 1990, this lent a credence to his claim that genuinely alarmed telco security and the Secret Service.

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

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