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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

She attended a Martin Luther King Day march in Phoenix, was spotted at the Super Bowl and walked the red carpet at the Met Gala.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 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 Bruce Sterling

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