Martin Luther King Jr. Day serves as a reminder not only of the man, but also of his mission. He stood for advances in civil rights, nonviolent resistance, and a dream of racial harmony. In 1983, the third Monday of January was made a federal holiday to mark his birthday, which was on January 15. It"s the only federal holiday that"s designated as a national day of service and the "day on, not a day off" continues to inspire unity, progress, and the ongoing struggle for equality.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Today in History
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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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A silent witness to history
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Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
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Honoring our veterans
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Too awesome to be a planet
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Let’s celebrate
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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Solar Impulse 2 in Honolulu
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Nuuk, Greenland
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National Pumpkin Day
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Hot and Spicy Food Day
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Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England
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Headed to the High Country
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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International Sloth Day
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World Whale Day
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Happy Astronomy Day!
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Paleontology meets art
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Glendurgan Garden hedge maze is 186 years old
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You ve never seen anything like this
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A march toward a dream
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You won’t see this on Mulberry Street
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Father s Day
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Summertime in Alaska
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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Maybe we should be looking up
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
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