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Reagan signs bill

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Then-President Ronald Reagan signs the bill commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday on Nov. 2, 1983 in the White House rose garden. The first observation was Jan. 20, 1986. This year's observance will mark the 77th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the twentieth anniversary of the national holiday in his honor. The holiday celebrates the life and legacy of Rev. King who was one of America's leading Civil Rights activists. (Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library)

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