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

President Ronald Regan signed Dr. King’s birthday into federal law in 1983, but by 1990, Montana, New Hampshire and Arizona still had not made the day a legal holiday.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 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

Dorothy," he said, huskily, "I'm afraid that I will not be able to get off Labor Day, although it is a legal holiday and I had set my heart upon taking you somewhere.

From Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover by Libbey, Laura Jean