legal holiday
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North Dakota was one of the last to recognize Juneteenth, passing in June 2021 a ceremonial Juneteenth observance rather than a state legal holiday.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 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
The reasons for the general observance of New Year's day as a legal holiday seem eminently appropriate, for the attention of the people is seldom directed to them.
From The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy by Flickinger, Robert Elliott
