National Archives at Atlanta

National Archives at Atlanta

TEMPORARY COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND BOARDS,
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MLK Holiday Commission 1987 View	Baseball Commissioner Peter Uberroth was a board member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission... Tags: Baseball \| Georgia \| Washington D.C.
MLK Holiday Established January 3, 1983 View	In January 1983, President Reagan approved an act making the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. a legal public holiday... Tags: Martin Luther King, Jr. \| Washington D.C.
MLK Commission Created January 23, 1984 View	After approving an act recognizing Dr. King's birthday as a legal public holiday, President Reagan established a commission to assist in its first observance... Tags: Martin Luther King, Jr. \| Washington D.C.
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. September 21, 1984 View	The Greater Florida Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. was eager to partner with the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change to commemorate... Tags: Florida \| Georgia \| Martin Luther King, Jr.
Alta High School Letter January 10, 1986 View	Students from Ms. Larsens' American History class at Alta High pledged their support for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday... Tags: Georgia \| Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mrs. King's Request June 30, 1988 View	MLK, Jr. Holiday Commission officer and Staff Vice President of the MLK, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. Lloyd Davis petitioned Democratic... Tags: Georgia \| Martin Luther King, Jr. \| Washington D.C.
Reagan's Proclamation December 23, 1988 View	President Reagan proclaimed Monday, January 16, 1989 as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day... Tags: Martin Luther King, Jr. \| Washington D.C.
Senator Chafee Letter April 28, 1989 View	Mrs. King received a letter from Senator John Chafee (R-RI) thanking her for her support... Tags: Georgia \| Martin Luther King, Jr. \| Washington D.C.
Nuremberg School Letter January 17, 1992 View	Writing from the very city that saw the rise and fall of the 3rd Reich fifty years earlier, Suzanne Bachman of Nuremberg Elementary School... Tags: Foreign Countries \| Georgia \| Martin Luther King, Jr.
Legislative Support April 29, 1993 View	Several governors and mayors across the country joined with fellow lawmakers in their support of the King Holiday and Service Act of 1993... Tags: Martin Luther King, Jr. \| Washington D.C.

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