Podcast 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.
27th February 1973: Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee 27th February 2021