(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

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)

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.)
(January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)

Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Ali began training as
an amateur boxer at age 12. At 18, he won a gold medal in the
light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and
turned professional later that year. He is frequently cited as
the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.

1965

Wilson & Co. evolved over the years to adapt to a changing
market and changing leadership. The business began in
1916 when founder Thomas Edward Wilson took control of
the Chicago meat packinghouse, Sulzberger & Sons Co.,
and rebranded it as Wilson & Co.

By 1917, the company ranked as one of the 50 largest industrial corporations in the United States, and continued to employ
thousands of workers at its plant in Chicago until the 1950s.

Wilson & Co. held several subsidiaries that utilized animal by-
products for the manufacture of sporting goods.

Thomas Edward Wilson (1868 – 1958)