legal holiday

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And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

President Ronald Regan signed Dr. King’s birthday into federal law in 1983, but by 1990, Montana, New Hampshire and Arizona still had not made the day a legal holiday.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2022

By 1973, King’s hometown of Atlanta had designated the day as a legal holiday.

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2021

Although King was assassinated in 1968, legislation designating the third Monday in January—near his Jan. 15 birthday—as a legal holiday to honor him did not pass until 1983.

From Time • Jan. 13, 2017

And I for one have decided, although I am no shirk, That to-day is a legal holiday and not even fire should work.

From The Jingle Book by Herford, Oliver