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Robert E. Lee Day is a state holiday observed on various dates in parts of the Southern US, commemorating the January 19 birthday of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. [1] It is rooted in the Lost Cause myth prevalent throughout the Southern United States, as Lee was a central figure in Lost Cause mythology due to his social status, military exploits, and personality.
After Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday became a federal holiday in 1983, several states combined MLK and Lee celebrations out of convenience to create "King-Lee Day" or "MLK-Lee Day." All but ...
The original intent of Lee-Jackson day was to celebrate Confederate Generals Lee and Jackson, who had fought for their state of Virginia during the American Civil War. [ 4 ] In 1983, the holiday was merged with the then-new federal holiday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day , as Lee–Jackson–King Day in Virginia; the merger was reversed in 2000 by ...
Lee–Jackson–King Day was a holiday celebrated in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1984 to 2000 as a combination of Lee–Jackson Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. From 2000 to 2020, the state observed them as two distinct holidays.
The King celebrates his 75th birthday on Tuesday, just over a year after acceding to the throne. The monarch, who is 14 months into his job as head of state, reaches his three-quarter century ...
Museums pay homage to King. In Washington, D.C., the National Museum of African American History and Culture was marking King's birthday with a service project to make literacy packets for pre ...
In Georgia, the fourth Monday in April was formerly celebrated as Confederate Memorial Day, but beginning in 2016, in response to the Charleston church shooting, the names of Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee's Birthday were struck from the state calendar and the statutory holidays were designated simply as "state holidays". [37]
People around the world will celebrate Three Kings Day this weekend. In Hispanic communities, the day is known asDía de Los Reyes and is celebrated on Jan. 6 which is Saturday this year.