Martin Luther King Day

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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The inauguration falling on Martin Luther King Day was a cruel irony, a discordant note struck on a day meant to honor justice, equality, and freedom.

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

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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.

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Iowa’s caucuses are also playing out on Martin Luther King Day, which is a federal holiday.

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

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