A look at what is open and closed in Burlington and the state today.
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and that means a few locations, especially government offices, are closed. Here is a look of what is open and closed in Burlington and at the Massachusetts State level today. History of today: Nearly 15 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968, then-President Ronald Reagan signed into law the King Holiday Law. But the history of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday dates back to the first January after his death. Atlanta, the home of the King Memorial Center, held an observance of the civil rights icon’s birthday. After several attempts to turn the birthday into a national holiday, dating back to 1968, the law was finally passed in 1983 and the first national observance was held in …
A look at what is open and closed in Burlington and the state today.
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and that means a few locations, especially government offices, are closed. Here is a look of what is open and closed in Burlington and at the Massachusetts State level today. History of today: Nearly 15 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968, then-President Ronald Reagan signed into law the King Holiday Law. But the history of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday dates back to the first January after his death. Atlanta, the home of the King Memorial Center, held an observance of the civil rights icon’s birthday. After several attempts to turn the birthday into a national holiday, dating back to 1968, the law was finally passed in 1983 and the first national observance was held in …
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Burlington Town Hall
29 Center St, Burlington, MA
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U.S. Post Office - Burlington
7 Bedford St, Burlington, MA
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Burlington Public Schools
123 Cambridge St, Burlington, MA
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Vanessa Jimenez
10:35 am on Monday, January 21, 2013
I really apreshiate what martin luther king jr. did for us everyone should be greatful of him without him more ›