who made martin luther king day a federal holiday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland In 1939, the Oireachtas passed the Holidays (Employees) Act 1939 which designated the public holidays as Christmas Day; St. Stephen's Day; St. Patrick's Day; Easter Monday; Whit Monday and the first Monday in August.[8] The Holidays (Employees) Act 1973, replaced the Whit Monday holiday with the first Monday in June.[5] New Year's Day was not listed in the Act but was added by Statutory Instrument in 1974.[9] The October Holiday was added in 1977.[6] The first Monday in May (commonly known as May Day) was added in 1993 and first observed in 1994.[4]