legal holiday
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The initial version of HB 1516 proposed by Thai designated the Saturday before the start of each Lunar New Year as a legal holiday.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023
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
Washington State does not recognize it as a legal holiday.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2016
A legal holiday is dependent upon state and territorial legislation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
