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• The History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • January 20th, 2012
  • Posted in Baltimore Market Research, Holiday History, Market Research News, Market Research Specialists, Observation Baltimore News, Uncategorized, Useful Information
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  On April 4, 1968, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was struck down by an assassin’s bullet. Soon after the civil rights icon’s death, Congressman John Conyers Jr. of Michigan introduced legislation seeking to make Dr. King’s birthday, January 15,… Read More