President Ronald Reagan declares MLK Day a federal holiday

Posted byThe Black BlogPosted inToday in History

November 2

On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill in the White House Rose Garden that declared Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday. 

MLK Day was first observed on January 20, 1986. Despite it being declared a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Day wasn’t observed by all 50 states until 2000.

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