EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 1 MIN
January 20 - The First MLK Day
from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show
On this day in Labor History the year was 1986. That was the first time Dr. Martin Luther King Day was observed as a national holiday. A powerful voice for Civil Rights, Dr. King was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee while standing on the second floor of the Lorraine Motel.
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