(US) A public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of January, during which the Civil Rights Movement, especially leader Martin Luther King Jr., is celebrated or remembered.
(US) A public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of January, during which the Civil Rights Movement, especially leader Martin Luther King Jr., is celebrated or remembered.
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(US) A national holiday celebrated on the second Monday in October, commemorating the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas.
(United States) A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May.
(US) Also more fully as Juneteenth Day: the United States national holiday commemorating the end of slavery, observed on June 19.
An annual holiday held on May 1 to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.
(US) The second Monday in October, a holiday that honors the Indigenous peoples of the Americas and celebrates their history and culture: In many states and other localities, the holiday is variously observed in place of Columbus Day or along with it.