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20th January 1986: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day first observed as a federal holiday

20th January 2021
Tagged as: America, Civil Rights, Holiday, Martin Luther King, Racism, United States, USA

President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law on 2 November 1983.

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HistoryPod Extra: Debunking the origin of ‘Black Friday’

23rd November 2017
Tagged as: Business, Commerce, Economy, Holiday, Myth, Shopping, Slavery, Traffic, USA

Every year on the day after the American holiday of Thanksgiving, millions of shoppers head to the stores to take advantage of cut-price deals offered by retailers.

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20th January 1986: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day first observed as a federal holiday

HistoryPod Extra: Debunking the origin of ‘Black Friday’

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

7th December 1837: The Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern during the Upper Canada Rebellion

6th December 1648: “Pride’s Purge” stops MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England from entering the House of Commons

5th December 1848: President James K. Polk sparks the California Gold Rush as a result of his State of the Union Address

4th December 1971: A fire during a concert at the Montreux Casino inspires the song “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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