On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Martin Luther King ... Then in 1987, Gov. Evan ...
In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday ... Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded his predecessor ...
On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the life and impact of the ... because of the resistance of controversial former Gov. Evan Mecham. On Jan. 12, 1987, Mecham rescinded a 1986 executive order ...
In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed ...
On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day The Rev ... Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham ...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...