112th Congress, 2nd Session
November 11, 1978
On this date, the nation returned to celebrating Veterans Day (Armistice Day) on November 11.
November 02, 1983
President Ronald W. Reagan signed into law a bill to create a national holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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