Category: History and Culture

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Today is Monday, a federal and state holiday to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  His actual birthday is January 15, but the federal holiday falls on the third Monday of January so that we can get a three-day weekend.  Or, as I wrote the other day, if you’re a …

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In which we thank Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jim Gilmore

For giving us a four-day weekend.