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Martin Luthor King & Black History
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Martin Luther King Jr. is honored the third Monday in January, each year, at Peterson Air Force, Colorado. President Ronald Reagan officially signed MLK day as a national holiday in 1983 but wasn’t officially observed until 1986. (Courtesy graphic)

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