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A look back at the day President Ronald Reagan signed legislation designating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a federal holiday. President Ronald Reagan signs legislation to create a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Rose Garden of the White House on November 2, 1983. Only three people have a national holiday observed in their honor: Christopher Columbus, George Washington, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, celebrated on the third Monday of January each year, marks the birthday of the civil rights leader and nonviolent activist.
Coretta Scott King then stepped into the role herself. 11. She campaigned hard for her husbandâs birthday to be made a national holiday. After 14 years of lobbying, she finally succeeded when President Reagan signed the 1983 bill establishing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a federal holiday.