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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1843


William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901)

William McKinley was 25th president of the United States and the
third to be assassinated while in office. He was also the last Civil
War veteran to become president. Financial problems ended his
college education prematurely, and he was forced to work as a
postal clerk and teacher.

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IT’S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY TODAY

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin
Luther
King, Jr.
It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which
is around King’s birthday, January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set
under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968. President Ronald Reagan
signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years
later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it
alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed
in all 50 states for the first time in 2000. The idea of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
as a holiday was promoted by labor unions in contract negotiations.

 


Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the Civil
Rights Movement
, which successfully protested racial discrimination
in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King’s
honor began soon after his assassination.

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A RECAP OF PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Camille Bohannon

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Ed Donahue



Heywood "Woody" Allen
(born Allan Stewart Konigsberg) is 80 today.

Allen performed card and magic tricks in his youth and underwent the legal process
of changing his name to Heywood Allen when he was 17.

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John Belmont


George Harrison (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001)

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