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Chapter Fourteen American and British Festivals and Holidays Ⅰ Martin Luther King Day Ⅱ Presidents Day Ⅲ Memorial Day Ⅳ Labor Day Ⅴ Columbus Day Ⅵ Veterans Day Ⅶ Thanksgiving Day Ⅷ Saint Patricks Day Ⅸ Easter Season Ⅹ Boxing Day Ⅺ Guy Fawkes Night Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birth date of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. observed on the third Monday of January (Jan 20, 2014) each year, around the time of Kings birthday, January 15 After Kings death in 1968, Rep. John Conyers introduced a bill in Congress to make Kings birthday a national holiday, highlighting Kings activism on behalf of trade unionists. In 1976, trade unionists helped to elect Jimmy Carter, who endorsed the King Day bill. President Ronald Reagan opposed the holiday, relenting only after Congress passed the King Day Bill with an overwhelming veto-proof majority It was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986. Some large corporations close their operations many schools and places of higher education are closed for classes; others remain open but may hold seminars or celebrations of Dr. Kings message. ---the 1967 speech “Where Do We Go From Here?” “The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. ... Returning hate for hate multiplies hate…” “Well, I dont know what will happen now. Weve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesnt matter with me now. Because Ive been to the mountaintop. And I dont mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But Im not concerned about that now. I just want to do Gods will. And Hes allowed me to go up to the mountain. And Ive