Government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20,
in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The federal holiday is designated as a national day of
service to encourage all Americans to volunteer and
improve their communities, according to the National
Museum of African American History and Culture.

President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill
into law on Nov. 2, 1983, thus designating the third
Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of
civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, according
to the museum.

The U.S. Postal Service, banks and stock markets will
also be closed on Jan. 20, however most restaurants,
grocery stores and retail stores will remain open.

President Ronald Reagan signing the MLK Holiday
Bill 1983.

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

Kevin Michael Costner, actor,singer and filmmaker, is 70 years
old today.  

Born in Lynwood, California, Costner has received various
accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden
Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Costner rose to prominence starring in such films as The
Untouchables (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams
(1989), JFK (1991), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991),
The Bodyguard (1992), and A Perfect World (1993).

Kevin Costner directed and starred in the western epic
Dances with Wolves (1990), for which he won two
Academy Awards: Best Picture and Best Director.

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2019

A disrespectful woman who hates the country.     

David Lynch, the director behind Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet,
Mulholland Drive, and other works, died January 15th. His
family confirmed the passing on his official Facebook page.

The post announcing his death didn’t list a cause, but 
last August, Lynch revealed that he had been diagnosed
with emphysema “from my many years of smoking.”

A 2001 neo-noir mystery film.

On January 17, 1950, 11 men stole more than $2 million
($29 million today) from the Brink’s Armored Car depot
in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the perfect crime—
almost—as the culprits weren’t caught until January
1956, just days before the statute of limitations for the
theft expired.

The robbery’s mastermind was Anthony “Fats” Pino, a
career criminal who recruited a group of 10 other men
to stake out the depot for 18 months to figure out when
it held the most money.

Pino’s men then managed to steal plans for the depot’s
alarm system, returning them before anyone noticed they
were gone. Only $58,000 of the stolen funds has ever
been recovered. 

John Norris & 1950 Brinks Robbery Evidence.

Anthony “Fats” Pino (in cuffs).

Present-day North Terminal Garage in Boston, site of the
Great Brink’s Robbery.