legal holiday

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In December 2021, the council adopted an ordinance establishing Juneteenth as a legal holiday for unrepresented city employees and a parking holiday for the public.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022

By 1973, King’s hometown of Atlanta had designated the day as a legal holiday.

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2021

Although King was assassinated in 1968, legislation designating the third Monday in January—near his Jan. 15 birthday—as a legal holiday to honor him did not pass until 1983.

From Time • Jan. 13, 2017

Washington State does not recognize it as a legal holiday.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2016

Doubtless the beginning of proceedings for an absolute divorce hung fire only because this was a legal holiday.

From The Henchman by Luther, Mark Lee