Presidents Day
President’s Day observes the birthdays of George Washington (Feb 22nd) and Abraham Lincoln (Feb 12). With the adoption of the Monday Holiday Law (which moved the observance of George Washington’s birthday from Feb 22 to the third Monday in February), some of the specific significance of the event was lost and added impetus was given […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr was a black civil rights leader, minister, advocate of nonviolence and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1964). Born at Atlanta, GA, he was assassinated at Memphis, TN, Apr 4, 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, sometimes referred to as MLK Day, is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of […]